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1965: Thunderball, performed by Tom Jones, is the first Barry/Black James Bond theme.
1967: Black and Barry win an Oscar for Born Free. Lulu's To Sir With Love hits number one in the US.
1968: Black collaborates with Henry Mancini for the first time on The Party.
1969: With Elmer Bernstein, Black writes the theme for True Grit, for which John Wayne wins an Oscar and Black and Bernstein are nominated. Black collaborates on The Italian Job with Quincy Jones.
1971: The Ivors honour Black and Barry's Diamonds Are Forever.
1972: Ben secures a third Oscar nomination, wins a Golden Globe and gives Michael Jackson his first solo US number one
1974: Barry and Black's third Bond collaboration, The Man With The Golden Gun, hits cinemas. Wherever Love Takes Me (from Gold), sees Black and Bernstein nominated for another Academy Award. Billy, Black and Barry's one and only completed musical, debuts ...