The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades: ‘I’ve had a few sleepovers at the King's house’

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We all rejoiced and I prepared to move my jumpers to the back of my wardrobe, but then a gigantic storm woke me up at 3am. Still, I return to the spirit of optimism brought about by our brief sunshine, because this weekend we’re bringing you our annual festival guides. Who has the best headliners? Where will you find the best vibe? Which festival has an on-site spa? Choose your fighter by reading our [UK festival guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtdWstbXVzaWMtZmVzdGl2YWxzLTIwMjQtbGluZXVwLWIyNTM3Nzk2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXgxaHU5dGhsc2J0dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) and [European festival guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvbXVzaWMtZmVzdGl2YWxzLWV1cm9wZS0yMDI0LXRyYXZlbC1ndWlkZS1iMjUzOTIwNy5odG1sP2xpZD00Y3RxcGV3MnQzcXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)(and hope that the rain stays away). Is it time for the London novel to catch up with what life is really like in the 21st-century capital? Oisín McKenna’s debut novel [Evenings and Weekends](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xvbmRvbi1taWxsZW5uaWFscy1jb3N0LW9mLWxpdmluZy1vaXNpbi1tY2tlbm5hLWIyNTM4NjQwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWR1bTRwenUyMTZ2YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) explores how three young creative Londoners struggle to sustain themselves in a city that has never felt so expensive, brutal and isolating. Katie Rosseinsky [wrote about the book](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xvbmRvbi1taWxsZW5uaWFscy1jb3N0LW9mLWxpdmluZy1vaXNpbi1tY2tlbm5hLWIyNTM4NjQwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXFjdGk5NnZuYnR2dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), wondering if the London novel is now the “should I leave London?” novel. Elsewhere this week, [I spoke to actor, writer and Wrexham AFC executive director Humphrey Ker](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2h1bXBocmV5LWtlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctd2VsY29tZS10by13cmV4aGFtLWIyNTM0NjMyLmh0bWw_bGlkPWd2dDZxamViY29kaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) about the third series of Welcome to Wrexham and his “strange double life”. [As I said on Twitter](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0S6aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoL3N0YXR1cy8xNzg1MjMwMjA1MDQ2Mzc0NzY0P2xpZD02ZGYxbXp0cGJqZmUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), it’s perhaps the only time I’ve ever had Gillingham and Andrew Lloyd Webber come up in [the same conversation](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2h1bXBocmV5LWtlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctd2VsY29tZS10by13cmV4aGFtLWIyNTM0NjMyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTI2ZTNhaG01ZXB6dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). (On a side note: it’s been truly lovely to see tweets coming in from Wrexham fans who really appreciate the time and thought Ker has poured into their club. What a nice community of supporters.) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3QtdWstbXVzaWMtZmVzdGl2YWxzLTIwMjQtbGluZXVwLWIyNTM3Nzk2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJmaGVwcm1xNm5kNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ The Independent’s culture staff offer their picks of the most exciting festivals of 2024 (Getty) Also: this week Channel 4 aired Miriam: Death of a Reality Star, a look back at one of the most controversial reality shows ever made. Louis wrote a brilliant, rage-inducing piece about [the shameful tragedy of Miriam Rivera](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL21pcmlhbS1yaXZlcmEtZGVhdGgtb2YtYS1yZWFsaXR5LXN0YXItdHJ1ZS1zdG9yeS1iMjUzNTQ4NS5odG1sP2xpZD02NDA5cW1tcXdmOGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), reality TV’s first trans star. Louis also wrote about the much maligned 1999 [Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP4QDAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9zdGFyLXdhcnMtcGhhbnRvbS1tZW5hY2UtY2luZW1hLXNob3d0aW1lcy1yZS1yZWxlYXNlLWIyNTM3MTY5Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTgxY3g4Z3BlcWM2cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and ‘fessed up that he’s seen the film hundreds of times. He asks: was this actually the most interesting Star Wars film that George Lucas ever made? And [Mark Hudson took a stroll around Kew Gardens with artist Marc Quinn](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9mZWF0dXJlcy9tYXJjLXF1aW5uLWtldy1nYXJkZW5zLWludGVydmlldy1iMjUzNzg3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1nNHQ4Zm9hazdiaGomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) to see his new exhibition, where sculptures nestle among the blooms. Have a great weekend, Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD11Ympwdm0xZWN4N2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Film | [Love Lies Bleeding](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPTlzY3c3ZDRydmVsYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) It’s [directed by Rose Glass](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvbG92ZS1saWVzLWJsZWVkaW5nLXJldmlldy1iMjUzNTM2NS5odG1sP2xpZD1odWptd2pvYWhvZ2QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), who co-wrote its script with Weronika Tofilska. Glass is a British filmmaker who made an arresting debut in 2020 with the Scarborough-based religious horror Saint Maud, which imagined the orgasmic extremes of a heavenly visitation. She brings that same intensity, now, to America, at the tail end of the Eighties, and to all that is beautiful and destructive about love. Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic   Music | [Dua Lipa – Radical Optimism](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD01NnFiam91Zjg5ZjImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) She [takes control from the off](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvZHVhLWxpcGEtcmV2aWV3LXJhZGljYWwtb3B0aW1pc20tYjI1Mzg1MDAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGFubDZkZXhmN3ZnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNC0wNS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmYzCN41Zvlde9ZSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). A flurry of Seventies synth-flutes open “End of an Era”; that trademarked rubber-band-bass sends her striding onto a dancefloor to take the initiative. “Hey/ What’s your name?/ Come with me,” she demands. Parker’s dropped in some live percussion – the shimmer of a hi-hat, some bells and a chime – into the mix, contributing a more organic vibe to Lipa’s muscular brand of disco pop. Helen Brown | Music critic   TV | [Clarkson's Farm](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD03OTZhaTZ0dXl3cHkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) You can quickly see his appeal – the bemused grump dismayed at the state of things if rarely offering any practical solutions. It makes [Clarkson’s Farm](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvY2xhcmtzb25zLWZhcm0tc2VyaWVzLTMtamVyZW15LWIyNTM4NDgzLmh0bWw_bGlkPTNhdmp0NWZ6ZjU0ZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDQtMDUtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmMwjeNWb5XXvWUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) wildly interesting on an anthropological level, as if you’ve stumbled into a club who’d never want you as a member. But then there’s also the rest of the show – its ramshackle pleasantness and easy humour. Whatever your misgivings as to the man behind it all, you’ll find it tricky to resist. Adam White | Features editor   Film | [The Idea of You](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoGGMHP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1nZHQ2YmwzMjlvNXEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA0LTA1LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjMI3jVm-V171lIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Anne Hathaway is a force of absolute sincerity, able to sell the hell out of any idea thrown at her. In Colossal, she controlled Godzilla with her mind. In Interstellar, she insisted love could supersede the rules of time and space. In Ocean’s 8, she convincingly robbed the Met Gala. 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