Rogering for UNICEF - Friday 3rd June
Join us in raising money for Sir Rog’s beloved UNICEF by watching all 7 of his 007 films back to back during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. Here’s everything you need to know…
For many of us Bond fans, the passing of Sir Rog is still hard to take. This fundraiser is dedicated to his memory.
While Roger himself was proud of his work on Bond, he considered the greatest role of his career to be his work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. From 1991 until he died in 2017, he was a steadfast advocate for children around the world, bringing attention to child crisis issues and enlisting support and donations.
Here is an excerpt from Roger’s dedicated page on the UNICEF website:
“Sir Roger was a compelling voice on issues such as HIV/AIDS, landmine injuries and… he helped raise $91 million for the elimination of iodine deficiency.”
UNICEF are presently engaged on multiple fronts and have launched their biggest single-country campaign to avert a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.
UNICEF say:
“Afghanistan was already one of the toughest places on earth to be a child. Right now, the situation is desperate. Political instability, an economic crisis, drought, and COVID-19 have collided to create an unprecedented humanitarian emergency.”
You can read more about this on the UNICEF website or at the bottom of this page.
Here’s what’s going to happen…
Knowing how much the Queen loves her Bond, we thought it would be fitting to start her Platnium Jubilee weekend the right way…
Watching a Roger Moore Bond film is always a pleasure but watching all 7 of them back to back is going to be a challenge. That’s why we have scheduled in brief breaks to make a cocktail themed to each film and grab a bite to eat. We will be streaming the cocktail making live (probably through Instagram) and checking in on social (twitter and Instagram) regularly throughout the day using the hashtag #RogeringforUNICEF.
Below, you will find the timings for the 17 hour run, along with the recipes for the cocktails we are making (some are yet to be revealed but will be announced in the run up to the event).
Timings of the day: Early risers and trouble keeping up
It would be great if as many people as possible could join in for some or all of the 7 movie marathon.
We know that not everyone will be able to join us for the full watchalong. Some people will have to go to work for a start! And Licence To Queer has readers in more than 80 countries so, while we’ve borne this in mind, we know the timings will probably require you to get up early/stay up late.
We’re naturally morning people so by the time Sir Rog tells Jenny Flex in A View To A Kill he’s an early riser (around 1.30am) we’ll be having trouble keeping it up. But like Sir Rog, we’ll power through and keep the British end up!
All times are in British Summer Time (BST)
10.00am Live and Let Die
121 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: Baron Sazerac. Because it’s going to be a beautiful day.
12.30pm The Man With The Golden Gun
125 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: Mary Goodnight (It’s better than Phuyuck ‘74.)
3.00pm The Spy Who Loved Me
125 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: Nobody Dubonnets It Better
5.30pm Moonraker
126 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: Moonraker ‘79.
8.00pm For Your Eyes Only
127 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: For Your Prides Only.
10.30pm Octopussy
130 minutes. Recommended cocktail pairing: Two Of A Kind
1.00am A View To A Kill
131 minutes.
Recommended cocktail pairing: Wine with Stacey
The situation in Afghanistan
In December 2021, UNICEF launched its biggest ever single-country appeal for the chikdren of Afghanistan, home to 39 million people, more than a quarter of who are children.
Bond fans will be familiar with Afghanistan because of its starring role in The Living Daylights and as part of the origin for the character of Kamal Khan in Octopussy.
But the reality of the situation is this:
UNICEF estimates that:
1 in 2 children under five will be acutely malnourished in 2022 due to the food crisis and poor access to water, sanitation and hygiene services.
Outbreaks of life-threatening diseases continue, with over 60,000 cases of measles reported in 2021. An estimated 8 of 10 Afghans drink bacteriologically contaminated water.
10 million children are at risk of dropping out of school if teacher salaries are not paid and crippling poverty levels continue.
Almost 4.5 million children are in need of mental health and psychosocial support.
For reference, the population of Afghanistan is 39 million people, so you can see the scale of the emergency.
