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The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter Saturday, October 7, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA

The Independent’s arts and culture newsletter [The Independent](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvP2xpZD1jbGJ5NXYxanY4d24mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Saturday, October 7, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD01NGhucjZ0ZXl0Mm8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50P2xpZD1pOTFrM2Q5a3M0cGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Later this month The Independent will launch two brand new newsletters, aiming to help you get the most out of your money. Brighten up your space with our weekly Indy Home and Garden newsletter, full of deals, inspiration and advice. And never miss a chance to save money with our Daily Deals newsletter, with top picks chosen by our IndyBest experts. [Click here to sign up](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_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).   Your best friend, this weekend, is the television. There is so much to watch this week! Get started, if you haven’t already, with [Beckham on Netflix](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmVja2hhbS1uZXRmbGl4LXJldmlldy12aWN0b3JpYS1kYXZpZC1iMjQyMzEzMy5odG1sP2xpZD1iZ3g4cHZubHJtcnEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). This four-part nostalgia trip about the football legend and Mr Posh Spice is a lot of fun, and it includes Roy Keane ripping his pal for buying “a fancy pen” at the height of his fame – my personal favourite moment. Read [my four-star review](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmVja2hhbS1uZXRmbGl4LXJldmlldy12aWN0b3JpYS1kYXZpZC1iMjQyMzEzMy5odG1sP2xpZD1lbWdtYW9xenMxaWwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) of this cosy but candid look at a cultural icon, and don’t miss [Louis Chilton’s brilliant interview with the show’s director,](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhdmlkLWJlY2toYW0tbmV0ZmxpeC1kb2N1bWVudGFyeS1pbnRlcnZpZXctYjI0MjM2NzkuaHRtbD9saWQ9MTNvam5vZGxsbGZrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUdAAMhZYYeL3RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Fisher Stevens. Also not to be missed is[Boiling Point on BBC One](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYm9pbGluZy1wb2ludC1iYmMtcmV2aWV3LXN0ZXBoZW4tZ3JhaGFtLWIyNDIwODYxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTd4azZ2NHhiMW4wOCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), which kicked off last Sunday. Following on from the Bafta-nominated film starring Stephen Graham, it launches us back into the fraught, [high octane kitchen](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JvaWxpbmctcG9pbnQtYmJjLXN0ZXBoZW4tZ3JhaGFtLWIyNDIyNDUyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXB5ZG42dTZmOGg0MCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) of a buzzy restaurant. I found it confusing, as the show is gripping and addictive... but also slightly made me feel like I was going to have a panic attack? Anyway, [Ellie Harrison spoke to Hannah Walters](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2hhbm5haC13YWx0ZXJzLWJvaWxpbmctcG9pbnQtc3RlcGhlbi1ncmFoYW0tYjI0MjAxMzYuaHRtbD9saWQ9a2FqNHV3OGhvN29wJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUdAAMhZYYeL3RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), who stars in the show and produced it alongside her husband Graham, and it’s a really wonderful interview. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmVja2hhbS1uZXRmbGl4LXJldmlldy12aWN0b3JpYS1kYXZpZC1iMjQyMzEzMy5odG1sP2xpZD1jZjlkM3NkOGFpc2MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj David Beckham is the subject of a new four-part documentary series (Netflix) And if you still want more, the BBC’s controversial new drama The Reckoning starts on Monday, with Steve Coogan playing Jimmy Saville. Our critic Nick Hilton described the show as “[a parade of villainy without a point to make](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXJlY2tvbmluZy1yZXZpZXctYmJjLWppbW15LXNhdmlsZS1iMjQyNTIyMC5odG1sP2xpZD00NGVxMWp4c3RqYm8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)”, without much willingness to look at how the broadcaster was enabled in his crimes by others. On a lighter note… tomorrow sees the return of Big Brother (although Ed Power wonders [if we we ever needed it back).](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JpZy1icm90aGVyLTIwMjMtaXR2LXNlcmllcy1jYW5jZWxsYXRpb24tYjI0MjQ1MzQuaHRtbD9saWQ9OGR2Mmp6dWoxc2hiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUdAAMhZYYeL3RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD1vMGtnM3B3ajhpejYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend Art | [Philip Guston, Tate Modern](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzP2xpZD1uMG10cHplMWFtZHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Back in September 2020, directors at the Tate decided we wouldn’t see this retrospective of Philip Guston until 2024. After the murder of George Floyd, it was felt that the American painter’s cartoonish Klu Klux Klan imagery was too inflammatory for the highpoint of the Black Lives Matter moment. Thus Tate, along with the three major American galleries also hosting the exhibition, put the show on hold for two years. Now finally[it opens at Tate Modern this week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydC90YXRlLW1vZGVybi1waGlsaXAtZ3VzdG9uLXJldmlldy1iMjQyMzIzNS5odG1sP2xpZD02NDE2ZHI5bDgxbjMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), and it’s a revelation. Mark Hudson | Chief art critic   Film | [Fair Play](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0S2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG0_bGlkPTN2dWEzeDNibm10diZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) [Fair Play](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvZmFpci1wbGF5LW5ldGZsaXgtc2V4LXJldmlldy1iMjQyMzkxNS5odG1sP2xpZD01eDVteTNuZ3kyaG0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) is not the erotic thriller [Netflix](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvbmV0ZmxpeD9saWQ9YTZxc2l4cjB2MmVlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUdAAMhZYYeL3RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)’s algorithm so desperately wants it to be. There is sex, yes, and a psychological duel, but very little perverse desire. It’s ultimately a very ugly film. That’s not its failure, but its intention. Fair Play is about the sort of guy a lot of women are uncomfortably familiar with – the one who’s perfect until he’s not, who’s an ally as long as he stays in power. It’s also about the sort of woman other women dread to become, the one who realises her own power is illusory only when it’s far too late. Clarisse Loughrey | Chief film critic   TV | [Beckham](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1jYmJ4b2t5N2p2NDUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) There is something gripping about [seeing the most famous celebrity couple](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvYmVja2hhbS1uZXRmbGl4LXJldmlldy12aWN0b3JpYS1kYXZpZC1iMjQyMzEzMy5odG1sP2xpZD1xcW9hc2x6c3ltMnImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)of the last 25 years in such intimate proximity. We discover that Beckham likes to go around clipping candle wicks every morning. We hear that he used to drive for hours just to see Victoria for “seven minutes” at the height of her Spice Girls fame. The couple sound like they were totally obsessed by one another from the start, and still come across as very content today. But they only let us in so far. Jessie Thompson | Arts editor   Music | [Sufjan Stevens - Javelin](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXZkbGw1bmZ1c21wZyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPWJ2dmpydGx2MGoxNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [Every song](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3Mvc3VmamFuLXN0ZXZlbnMtcmV2aWV3LWphdmVsaW4tdHJhY2tsaXN0LWIyNDI0NTI3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXQ1MGJxajQ4YmFraiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) begins as small, hushed singer-songwriter seeds before germinating suddenly, like desert plants after rain, into exultant bursts of indie chamber pop. A drum kit sounds like it’s falling down a fire escape onto a medieval recorder group at the close of “Goodbye Evergreen”; “Everything That Rises” fades out to some trippy, marimba-inflected electronica, while “Genuflecting Ghost” is haunted by an organ. Helen Brown | Music critic   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0StaHR0cHM6Ly9pbmRlcGVuZGVudC5vbmVsaW5rLm1lL25vNXgvZDI1ZTc0Y2M_bGlkPW5kMmpjeTc0czNxYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlL2FwcD9saWQ9NWI4b2xkMGh6dTNhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0xMC0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmUdAAMhZYYeL3RSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ [The Saturday Interview – Pete Townsend](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BldGUtdG93bnNoZW5kLXRoZS13aG8taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNDIzOTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTV4Z2hwanNpNjJ0NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BldGUtdG93bnNoZW5kLXRoZS13aG8taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNDIzOTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXNzams4eGg1YXgxciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Pete Townsend (De Fontenay/JDD/SIPA/Shutterstock) The guitarist [talks to Kevin E G Perry](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BldGUtdG93bnNoZW5kLXRoZS13aG8taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNDIzOTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWlrejVxYm16NThvZSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) about his 2003 arrest, his Seventies eco-meltdown rock opera, and how he feels about Rishi Sunak’s Tories. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BldGUtdG93bnNoZW5kLXRoZS13aG8taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNDIzOTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTRsNDR5b3B5eHc4aSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ The Who from left to right: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle (Trinifold Archive) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… “F***!” he replies, gloomily. He’s at home in the English countryside, wearing a black beanie and some serious-looking headphones. His white goatee is neatly cropped, and he has the air less of a veteran rock star than of a particularly curmudgeonly academic. “I don’t know about Rishi Sunak,” he continues. “I don’t know about the Tory party, per se. They say, when you get older, you drift from being on the left to on the right. I suppose there was a gentle drift with me. I’m 78, and between 60 and 70 I think I was starting to drift slowly to the right, but... f***! That expletive is followed by a reckless outburst of anger: “I would line them all up and shoot them.” [Read the full interview here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL3BldGUtdG93bnNoZW5kLXRoZS13aG8taW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNDIzOTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXQ5bTdnamZidnp3NSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMTAtMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplHQADIWWGHi90Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   [INDYBEST](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnA4f_P0SuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0P2xpZD1qNzNzOHZudGNoZTMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTEwLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZR0AAyFlhh4vdFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) / [BEST 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