Richard Thompson will help reboot Meltdown

He may not be a publicist's dream, but the maverick musician will bring his forward-looking curiosity to this year's festivalThe appointment of Richard Thompson as director of this year's Meltdown is good news, but champagne and fireworks aren't appropriate. An unassuming 60-year-old with a neat beard whose sole concession to showbiz is donning a black beret while on stage, Thompson looks more like Sooty's handler Matthew Corbett than a towering creative colossus. In terms of glamour, he's no ma...

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