‘I stopped watching Bond when Sean Connery left’

The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1qNTFvZ3g0anY2MjgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Saturday, September 30, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1vOTF0bHI0bm9nbTkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD13OTFpaWxlbnRsdGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj The weekend has arrived, and so has [Henley Literary Festival](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaGVubGV5LWxpdGVyYXJ5LWZlc3RpdmFsP2xpZD1iMHhwMmxxZHpqZzImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). We’re very excited to be the exclusive news partner for this year’s brilliant edition, and we’ll be bringing you updates from the [stellar line-up](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2hlbmxleS1saXRlcmFyeS1mZXN0aXZhbC0yMDIzLWd1aWRlLXRoZXJlc2EtbWF5LWIyNDA3OTYwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXcwdDd3MWN3MG9wZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) of talks through the weekend and beyond. To get you in the mood, don’t miss Claire Allfree talking to [Sebastian Faulks for our Saturday Interview](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD02czkxdXNwY2Y4ZmsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and Louis Chilton’s brilliant [interview with The New Life author Tom Crewe](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL29zY2FyLXdpbGRlLXRvbS1jcmV3ZS1nYXktcmlnaHRzLWIyNDE5NTU0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJsaTZqZWVkbjVxMiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) – his novel has been acclaimed as one of the best debuts of the year. Journalists from The Independent will be in conversation with some of the biggest names, including Faulks, Louis de Bernieres, Gary Younge, Robert Peston and Theresa May. You can still snap up tickets for some of the in-person events, as well as livestreams, via the [Henley website](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SpaHR0cDovL3d3dy5oZW5sZXlsaXRlcmFyeWZlc3RpdmFsLmNvLnVrLz9saWQ9cXp0a2JhbXFjM2V5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMC0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVxccXZY5N8-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) – and look out for some of these talks airing on Independent TV later in the week, including our race correspondent Nadine White talking to Younge, and chief books critic Martin Chilton speaking to Faulks. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21pY2hhZWwtZ2FtYm9uLWRlYXRoLWphbWVzLWJvbmQtcG90dGVyLWIyNDIwNDQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJ2dTk0NmV4c2ttNiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Michael Gambon has died at the age of 82 (Alamy/Getty/Shutterstock) Elsewhere this week, it was a sad farewell to acting great Michael Gambon, who [died at the age of 82](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L21pY2hhZWwtZ2FtYm9uLWRlYWQtZHVtYmxlZG9yZS1oYXJyeS1wb3R0ZXItYWN0b3ItYjI0MjAyNDcuaHRtbD9saWQ9ODFlNW5xZGsyejFnJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMC0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVxccXZY5N8-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Geoffrey Macnab paid tribute to the["consummate scene-stealer" who almost played Bond](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21pY2hhZWwtZ2FtYm9uLWRlYXRoLWphbWVzLWJvbmQtcG90dGVyLWIyNDIwNDQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXphYW10cjZiczUzbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Mark Hudson made a trip to Eastbourne to see this year’s Turner Prize show, and was [so charmed by the scene that he found it hard to dislike](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC9mZWF0dXJlcy90dXJuZXItcHJpemUtMjAyMy1lYXN0Ym91cm5lLXJldmlldy1iMjQyMDg2MC5odG1sP2xpZD10NjZ4bXluam5kODgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) – even if some of the shortlisted work is a bit cosy. It was a true crime double whammy this week, with Netflix airing its new [Who Killed Jill Dando? documentary](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3doby1raWxsZWQtamlsbC1kYW5kby1uZXRmbGl4LWIyNDE2NjIwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWt4Y2I1eWx2M2pkcSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), and ITV bringing its [Yorkshire Ripper drama](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3RoZS1sb25nLXNoYWRvdy1pdHYtcGV0ZXItc3V0Y2xpZmZlLWIyNDE2NjUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXR6cDYxbThqczBsZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)The Long Shadow to screens. Unfortunately our critics weren’t [too impressed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLWxvbmctc2hhZG93LWl0di15b3Jrc2hpcmUtcmlwcGVyLWIyNDE4MDA2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWM3em5paWplOHMzYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) by [either](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3Mvd2hvLWtpbGxlZC1qaWxsLWRhbmRvLW5ldGZsaXgtcmV2aWV3LWIyNDE4MDQ1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW0yeHV5amg1ZWd6MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Don’t miss James Mottram’s [interview with Ken Loach](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2tlbi1sb2FjaC1sYWJvdXItb2xkLW9hay1iMjQxOTU4Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1va3R6MmkwdWNmcXomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), in which the legendary left wing film director calls Labour leader Keir Starmer a “political vacuum” and admits he went to see Oppenheimer this summer but not Barbie. And, after a week of controversy about [Laurence Fox’s sexist rant against a female journalist on GB News](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy91ay9ob21lLW5ld3MvbGF1cmVuY2UtZm94LWdiLW5ld3MtZGFuLXdvb3R0b24tYjI0MTkzMzguaHRtbD9saWQ9cmt0eTdrYzFwMXJvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMC0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVxccXZY5N8-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), Katie Rosseinsky looked back at how the Lewis actor ended up becoming the [poster boy for inflammatory “free speech” warriors](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xhdXJlbmNlLWZveC1nYi1uZXdzLWFjdG9yLXF1ZXN0aW9uLXRpbWUtYjI0MTk2MzkuaHRtbD9saWQ9YWh0eXAxcjkxNWt6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMC0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVxccXZY5N8-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD11bTJlMDllcHNwbTYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Books | [Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD01cmN1ZzhtaGJia2MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Chatty, fun, argumentative, fearless, and ferociously well-informed, Beard’s history presents the Roman world and ours as contiguous, but separate. [Emperor of Rome](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL21hcnktYmVhcmQtbmV3LWJvb2stcm9tZS1iMjQxNTgyMC5odG1sP2xpZD01bHBpdjV3enA3eDgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), which follows SPQR, her popular history of the Roman Republic, has all the qualities for which she is known. Refreshingly, there’s no contradiction between educating and entertaining. Robert McCrum | Book critic   Film | [The Old Oak](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPWhnMDh6ZzBuaTF5ZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The Old Oak is far from Ken Loach’s best work. It’s not his angriest film, nor is it his most narratively or politically compelling. But it is the [honest product of an artist](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLW9sZC1vYWsta2VuLWxvYWNoLXJldmlldy1iMjQyMDI0Mi5odG1sP2xpZD11eXpmZ3Nmcnh6M3gmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)who has committed himself, since his 1967 debut Poor Cow, to holding the powerful to account and illuminating the stories they would rather we ignore. Clarisse Loughrey | Chief film critic   TV | [The Great British Bake Off](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1zMnZydGtkcDZpNGEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) “Tell us about your beaver.” Not only is [The Great British Bake Off](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGhlLWdyZWF0LWJyaXRpc2gtYmFrZS1vZmY_bGlkPXRjcW9ueGQzcHQzayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) back, so are its innuendoes and irresistible sense of fun. As Prue Leith gets in a linguistic tangle over a rodent-shaped cake, everyone dissolves into giggles. Mere mention of the word “moist” causes hilarity. We even hear the fabled “soggy bottom”. This is [Bake Off](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvZ3JlYXQtYnJpdGlzaC1iYWtlLW9mZi0yMDIzLXJldmlldy1iMjQxOTI3NS5odG1sP2xpZD1iMTVmZ29rc2xwczImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)[returning to its joyously giddy best](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvZ3JlYXQtYnJpdGlzaC1iYWtlLW9mZi0yMDIzLXJldmlldy1iMjQxOTI3NS5odG1sP2xpZD1xN2VwcTFudG82cTAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Michael Hogan | TV critic   Theatre | [Frank and Percy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPTdxaWF6MjkzZDNzcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXdlZTl2a3JmaG04MiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ With a glut of roles from Hamlet to Gandalf behind him, 84-year-old [Ian McKellen](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvaWFuLW1ja2VsbGVuP2xpZD02bGFqM2xtZjdncWEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) has absolutely nothing left to prove. He’s clearly on stage for the pure joy of it, and that sense of delight shines through in [mischievous gay romcom Frank and Percy](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9mcmFuay1hbmQtcGVyY3ktcmV2aWV3LWlhbi1tY2tlbGxlbi1iMjQxOTM2MS5odG1sP2xpZD1leHRvaTFwMGRobDAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), where he and [Roger Allam](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvcm9nZXItYWxsYW0_bGlkPW52ZDFnNWx3eDN1eiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) have a ball, playing friends-turned-lovers. McKellen pulls on a tiny rainbow-coloured tutu, strikes mock-alluring poses to disco anthems, and has the audience in fits with knowing comments about a “dextrous tongue” that’s schooled in saucier purposes than Shakespearean couplets. Alice Saville | Theatre critic   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0StaHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPTB3NGxqNjB4aWxvaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMzAtMDktMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplFcXHF2WOTfPvUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9N3g3cWtqZW1hcW1lJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAzMC0wOS0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUVxccXZY5N8-9SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The Saturday Interview – Sebastian Faulks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD13NGlwcWFxMWlxNW8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD10eHlxZ3N1aGp6YW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 'The Seventh Son', the 16th novel from Sebastian Faulks. is set in a futuristic fertility clinic Ahead of the exciting first day of Henley Literary Festival, Claire Allfree [spoke to one of the star line-up, Birdsong novelist Sebastian Faulks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD03Ynk3Y250dGF4d2wmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). He discussed his futuristic 16th novel The Seventh Son, what he borrowed from Ian Fleming when writing his own 007 book, and his thoughts on today’s literary trends. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD10bDUxMjlwZnZjZ2smdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Eddie Redmayne in the 2012 BBC adaptation of Faulks's novel 'Birdsong' (BBC) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… A melancholy, existential thriller that pivots on questions of ethics, identity and genetic difference, The Seventh Son is ostensibly the story of an Elon Musk-style billionaire whose amoral interest in the human genome impels him to play fast and loose with the literal building blocks of another human life. All the same, a novel set some time into the future may seem like a leap for Faulks, who is known most for his period novels: Birdsong, the epic World War, which was made into a BBC two-part drama starring a young Eddie Redmayne remains a landmark novel in how we reckon with the memory of history. Yet that novel, alongside Girl at the Lion D’Or (1989) and Charlotte Grey (1999) which together form a loose French trilogy, have earned him a reputation as a historical novel he has struggled to shake off. In truth, his career, stretching nearly four decades, has for years been settled in a steady gear, producing reliable, relatable, readable and often unexpected fiction deeply engaged in the workings of the human soul and, more recently, the human brain. His more recent novels in particular have taken a forensic interest in consciousness and neuroscience, beginning with 2005’s Human Traces, about the development of psychiatry in late 19th century Europe. [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3NlYmFzdGlhbi1mYXVsa3Mtc2V2ZW50aC1zb24tamFtZXMtYm9uZC1iMjQyMDgxNi5odG1sP2xpZD11cGJkdm5qdHpncGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   [INDYBEST](~/AAAHagA~/RgRm-kzEP0SuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0P2xpZD1zOWtjbDZqZ3FvcmMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDMwLTA5LTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZRXFxxdljk3z71IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) / [BEST 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