Willard Foxton
@willardfoxton.bsky.social
Creative Director at Novel Podcasts.
Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, APA, Signal and Ed Murrow Awards.
Toy soldier enthusiast.
Made things like KILL LIST, HARSH REALITY and THE GIRLFRIENDS happen (and many others!). Won Ambie, BPA, APA, Signal and Ed Murrow Awards.
Toy soldier enthusiast.
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Instead of bringing back Bond, they should get directors and actors to each do their own Bond movie as part of an anthology series where each episode is a 90-minute genre piece about ANOTHER DOUBLE-0. Gillian Anderson as “Bond”? She’s 005. Nolan wants to do spy-fi? It’s 009. Let everyone cook.
What is your most controversial James Bond opinion?
(These may be discussed in a future podcast)
(These may be discussed in a future podcast)
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
It’s really complex and about states of mind. Upper class is very very limited - high hereditary aristocracy basically.
I knew a *literal heir to a baronetcy* who said they were middle class because they didn’t have an estate and he’d only been to a minor private school.
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I knew a *literal heir to a baronetcy* who said they were middle class because they didn’t have an estate and he’d only been to a minor private school.
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Could someone explain to me what is meant when a British person refers to "the middle class" ? Like, in the US, as I hear it, it basically just means a person who makes a certain amount of money, not too far below and not wildly above the median. Seems like a complex concept when UK writers use it?
November 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
It’s really complex and about states of mind. Upper class is very very limited - high hereditary aristocracy basically.
I knew a *literal heir to a baronetcy* who said they were middle class because they didn’t have an estate and he’d only been to a minor private school.
bsky.app/profile/zach...
I knew a *literal heir to a baronetcy* who said they were middle class because they didn’t have an estate and he’d only been to a minor private school.
bsky.app/profile/zach...
Welcome to Derry really interesting.
Great kids on bikes vibe, superb horror moments (the lampshade! The creepy family car! Aaargh). Great decision to build a cast then kill some, nobody feels safe.
Don’t feel like it’s going anywhere but kind of don’t mind.
Great kids on bikes vibe, superb horror moments (the lampshade! The creepy family car! Aaargh). Great decision to build a cast then kill some, nobody feels safe.
Don’t feel like it’s going anywhere but kind of don’t mind.
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Welcome to Derry really interesting.
Great kids on bikes vibe, superb horror moments (the lampshade! The creepy family car! Aaargh). Great decision to build a cast then kill some, nobody feels safe.
Don’t feel like it’s going anywhere but kind of don’t mind.
Great kids on bikes vibe, superb horror moments (the lampshade! The creepy family car! Aaargh). Great decision to build a cast then kill some, nobody feels safe.
Don’t feel like it’s going anywhere but kind of don’t mind.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
A few months ago I was at the National Gallery, listening to a podcast executive proclaim the “bright future of audio” while literally haloed by angels in 3 metre tall renaissance masterpiece.
He was out of a job by the summer.
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/the-halo-t...
He was out of a job by the summer.
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/the-halo-t...
The Halo, the Hype and the Hangovers
A time to take stock in limited series audio
soundscompleteradio.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A few months ago I was at the National Gallery, listening to a podcast executive proclaim the “bright future of audio” while literally haloed by angels in 3 metre tall renaissance masterpiece.
He was out of a job by the summer.
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/the-halo-t...
He was out of a job by the summer.
soundscompleteradio.substack.com/p/the-halo-t...
They should stop using it and apply the Digital Harms bill to it because it's CHOCK FULL of the most extreme porn known to man (and all the racism, bile etc etc etc).
Has most of the advantages of a ban with few of the downsides.
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Has most of the advantages of a ban with few of the downsides.
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genuinely hard to think of another single move the UK govt could do that would do as much good as banning twitter. it's the poison at the root of so much ill
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
They should stop using it and apply the Digital Harms bill to it because it's CHOCK FULL of the most extreme porn known to man (and all the racism, bile etc etc etc).
Has most of the advantages of a ban with few of the downsides.
bsky.app/profile/nick...
Has most of the advantages of a ban with few of the downsides.
bsky.app/profile/nick...
This is your "shoeshine boy giving you stock tips" moment for AI - nobody needs an AI wash option on their washing machine!
November 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is your "shoeshine boy giving you stock tips" moment for AI - nobody needs an AI wash option on their washing machine!
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More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
More folk horror from Facebook marketplace
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Like if you consider Mary Poppins to be an entity who sleeps, wakes and feeds before leaving again like Pennywise this whole creepy bit is very on point.
But I feel what's to happen....has all happened before.
But I feel what's to happen....has all happened before.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Like if you consider Mary Poppins to be an entity who sleeps, wakes and feeds before leaving again like Pennywise this whole creepy bit is very on point.
But I feel what's to happen....has all happened before.
But I feel what's to happen....has all happened before.
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“Even so, it seemed beyond dispute that sixty years ago some of these gooners would have been fathers. Small-business owners. Dependable men in hats riding slow commuter trains, their mindscapes perfumed with thoughts of stocks, bonds, lawn care. Well, what could you do?” This is. Well.
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“Even so, it seemed beyond dispute that sixty years ago some of these gooners would have been fathers. Small-business owners. Dependable men in hats riding slow commuter trains, their mindscapes perfumed with thoughts of stocks, bonds, lawn care. Well, what could you do?” This is. Well.
I miss playing and running TTRPGs! Haven’t done one since I tied up my last campaign just after my boys were born 8 years ago.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I miss playing and running TTRPGs! Haven’t done one since I tied up my last campaign just after my boys were born 8 years ago.
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This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.
New post just out:
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list".
No part of the public sector is more broken or brings with it greater political risk. As we saw these past two weeks.
It desperately needs a new approach.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/f...
Flashing Red
Why the criminal justice system should be top of No. 10's "shit list"
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This is an outstanding post on the criminal justice system. Do read.
I love Harry’s reporting but even more than that I love his commitment to the bit by being willing to get in it and do the dress up for the camera. My least favourite reporters as a news producer were the ones who thought it was beneath their dignity!
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🍣 You can read all about these amazing, strange sushi facts and why UK supermarket sushi is booming here.
By me for D.Mail.
🧵/ends
www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
By me for D.Mail.
🧵/ends
www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fo...
Fishy truth on supermarket sushi: HARRY WALLOP finds out what goes in
Marks & Spencer sells more sushi than salads and pasta combined as a lunch option. With supermarket sales of the Japanese favourite booming, an eyepopping look at what's actually in it!
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I love Harry’s reporting but even more than that I love his commitment to the bit by being willing to get in it and do the dress up for the camera. My least favourite reporters as a news producer were the ones who thought it was beneath their dignity!
bsky.app/profile/harr...
bsky.app/profile/harr...
I genuinely think Trump will do a Charles the 1st 1629 dissolution of parliament and 11 years of personal rule thing.
bsky.app/profile/beij...
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I think there is a good chance the shutdown is still going by Thanksgiving, and that the resultant travel chaos will create enough pressure that the administration will cave on actual concessions before Christmas.
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I genuinely think Trump will do a Charles the 1st 1629 dissolution of parliament and 11 years of personal rule thing.
bsky.app/profile/beij...
bsky.app/profile/beij...
In the UK, a social media company can *take ad money from a fraud*, and if if the fraud is reported, the *bank* has to repay the victim, and the social media company doesn't even have to give the advertising cash to the bank! They make money on the deal!
bsky.app/profile/reut...
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A May 2025 presentation by its (Meta's) safety staff estimated that the company’s platforms were involved in a third of all successful scams in the U.S. (Think about who these scams target - the sick, homebound elderly)
The documents further note that users who click on scam ads are likely to see more of them because of Meta’s ad-personalization system, which tries to deliver ads based on a user’s interests.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In the UK, a social media company can *take ad money from a fraud*, and if if the fraud is reported, the *bank* has to repay the victim, and the social media company doesn't even have to give the advertising cash to the bank! They make money on the deal!
bsky.app/profile/reut...
bsky.app/profile/reut...
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A May 2025 presentation by its (Meta's) safety staff estimated that the company’s platforms were involved in a third of all successful scams in the U.S. (Think about who these scams target - the sick, homebound elderly)
The documents further note that users who click on scam ads are likely to see more of them because of Meta’s ad-personalization system, which tries to deliver ads based on a user’s interests.
Quite the business model// Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A May 2025 presentation by its (Meta's) safety staff estimated that the company’s platforms were involved in a third of all successful scams in the U.S. (Think about who these scams target - the sick, homebound elderly)
"Undone by the laws of physics and finance" is a pretty damning assessment by the FT on Saudi's mad desert megacity:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Undone by the laws of physics and finance" is a pretty damning assessment by the FT on Saudi's mad desert megacity:
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Sliwa is the closest thing to an Arnold Vinnick style Republican you’re ever going to get
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sliwa is the closest thing to an Arnold Vinnick style Republican you’re ever going to get
This article is so batshit, “your article will not be on the cube” is such a great Lex Luther line
bsky.app/profile/damo...
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“We can’t police that whole thing,” Common Crawl said. “It’s not our job. We’re just a bunch of dusty bookshelves.”
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This article is so batshit, “your article will not be on the cube” is such a great Lex Luther line
bsky.app/profile/damo...
bsky.app/profile/damo...
Just saw a pretty average and charmless politician try to do a mamdani style video and had a full body cringe response
November 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Just saw a pretty average and charmless politician try to do a mamdani style video and had a full body cringe response