This radio play was staged as part of the Centenary of the Birth of Ian Fleming anniversary celebrations in 2008.
This BBC 4 radio play of James Bond was staged in the same year as the first release of the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace (2008).
Toby Stephens (James Bond) previously portrayed villain Gustav Graves in the James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002).
According to the 'Commander Bond' website, "Eon Productions, the owner of the James Bond rights, gave permission to do this one-off, once-and-once-only dramatisation to mark the Ian Fleming centenary provided they were given casting approval of the role of Bond-luckily, Toby Stephens was the number one choice for all involved."
This 2008 BBC 4 radio play production of 'Dr. No' was performed in the 50th Anniversary year of its source James Bond novel by Ian Fleming.