Irish woman Johanna Harwood is not widely-known, but she should be. She wrote "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love" screenplays including coming up with the "Goya Joke" - one of the most famous visual jokes in the whole series.

Then, in her 30s, she gave it all up to go and live in Paris with a French film director, René Clément. Not a straightforward relationship because he was already married and stayed married until his wife, Bella's death.

Now in her 90s (refusing to reveal her exact age) and living in Monaco she looks back on a life as colourful and exciting as any Bond script.

"Harwood, Johanna Harwood" is narrated by Shauna McGreevy. It's produced by Shauna McGreevy & Ronan Kelly.

First Broadcast, December 25th 2024

From RTÉ Documentary on One - the home of Irish audio documentaries