The name's Wilson - Dr Wilson - for the man behind a string of James Bond films after he was honoured at the University of Bradford.

Bond producer and screenwriter Michael Wilson picked up his Doctor of Letters degree for his ongoing support of Bradford's National Museum of Photography, Film and Television when he jetted into town yesterday.

The stepson of the legendary 007 supremo Cubby Broccoli has been involved as a producer and writer for every Bond movie since he was executive producer on For Your Eyes Only in 1981.

When he isn't penning explosive action scenes for his screen legend, Mr Wilson helps to steer the museum as advisor to the director and as a leading expert on 19th century photography, which brings him to Bradford several times a year.

He stepped out from behind the camera at the University of Bradford yesterday into the full public glare to collect his honour for his support of the NMPFT and his contribution to British film.

"It is a great honour," said Mr Wilson, 60, who lives in London.

"I have been an advisor at the museum for about seven years so I come to Bradford about three times a year to meet with the museum's director.

"Bradford is great. I always enjoy eating meals out here. There are some great Indian and Pakistani restaurants. Whenever I come up here I am pretty much immersed in museum business but I like the city's restaurants."

The master of screen was responsible for a string of Bond's trademark trysts with a bevvie of beauties over the years but diplomatically refused to single out a favourite Bond Girl, saying, "I'll pass on that," when asked to name his favourite Bond girl.

Mr Wilson has clocked up an impressive list of credits over more than 20 years and is a familiar name to several generations of Bond fans, having worked on classics including, License to Kill starring Timothy Dalton and A View to a Kill with Roger Moore, through to Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan.

Hull-born peace campaigner Bill Huntley was also honoured yesterday for his role in the development of the Rotary International Studies Centres in Peace and Conflict Resolution, including the centre at the University of Bradford. The leading Rotarian was chairman of the Rotary Foundation in 2000, when the university was setting up its pioneering department, one of only seven such centres worldwide.

Mr Huntley, who now lives in Lincolnshire, said: "I was shocked when I heard I was going to receive the honour but delighted to have another link with Yorkshire and particularly the department of peace studies. Bradford is the gateway to the Dales."