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Former features editor of Melody Maker, Adam has written on rock, classical music and television for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, Uncut, Classic FM and Gramophone, and on motor-racing for Motorsport. He co-founded The Virtual Television Company, which made Mr Rock'n'Roll (Channel 4), Pavarotti: The Last Tenor (BBC2 Arena) and Imagine - Nigel Kennedy (BBC One)

Articles By Adam Sweeting

The Watcher, Netflix review - fear and loathing in the New Jersey suburbs

Wednesday, 19 October 2022 Read more...

Karen Pirie, ITV review - cold case mystery drags itself across the finish line

Monday, 10 October 2022 Read more...

Inside Man, BBC One review - strong cast trapped on a sinking ship

Wednesday, 05 October 2022 Read more...

The Capture, Series 2, BBC One review - caught up in the China syndrome

Tuesday, 30 August 2022 Read more...

Van der Valk, Series 2 Finale, ITV review - sleaze, corruption and skulduggery in Amsterdam

Monday, 22 August 2022 Read more...

Better Call Saul, Season 6 Finale, Netflix review - end of the line for TV's most celebrated con artist

Friday, 19 August 2022 Read more...

Shetland, Series 7, BBC One review - Douglas Henshall is back for the last time as Jimmy Perez

Friday, 12 August 2022 Read more...

Murder in Provence, ITV review - a little light sleuthing amid fabulous French scenery

Tuesday, 02 August 2022 Read more...

Where the Crawdads Sing review - picturesque film glosses over its darker themes

Monday, 25 July 2022 Read more...

The Gray Man, Netflix review - the Russo brothers explore big-bang theory

Saturday, 23 July 2022 Read more...

Trom, BBC Four review - there's something fishy in the North Atlantic

Sunday, 17 July 2022 Read more...

Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams, BBC One review - Lancashire all-rounder adds new strings to his bow

Wednesday, 13 July 2022 Read more...

Mick Jagger: My Life as a Rolling Stone review, BBC Two - the rock'n'roll enigma gives little away as the band reaches 60

Monday, 04 July 2022 Read more...

The Undeclared War, Channel 4 review - how would the UK cope with a devastating cyber-attack?

Friday, 01 July 2022 Read more...

Man vs Bee, Netflix review - or should it be Bee vs Bean?

Thursday, 30 June 2022 Read more...

Elvis review - Austin Butler shines in patchy biopic

Friday, 24 June 2022 Read more...

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