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Adam Sweeting

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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

I Know This Much Is True, Sky Atlantic review - riding a carousel of catastrophe

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 Read more...

The Last Kingdom, Season 4, Netflix review - blood, guts and dirty politics

Saturday, 09 May 2020 Read more...

Rob and Romesh vs Ballet, Sky 1 review - unlikely lads throw themselves in as bait

Wednesday, 06 May 2020 Read more...

The A Word, Series 3, BBC One review - Christopher Eccleston steals the show

Wednesday, 06 May 2020 Read more...

Blood, Series 2, Channel 5 review - expertly-crafted thriller turns the screw

Thursday, 30 April 2020 Read more...

Paul Hollywood Eats Japan, Channel 4 review - Mr Bake Off gets culture shock

Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Read more...

The Village, ITV review - the weird and wonderful micro-climate of Portmeirion

Wednesday, 29 April 2020 Read more...

Van der Valk, ITV review - can the Dutch detective make a successful comeback?

Monday, 27 April 2020 Read more...

Gangs of London, Sky Atlantic review - bloody terrifying

Friday, 24 April 2020 Read more...

The Truth about Amazon, Channel 4 review - buyer beware

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Read more...

A Country Life for Half the Price, Channel 5 review - Essex couple Sam and Lucy become rural entrepreneurs

Wednesday, 22 April 2020 Read more...

DVD: The Year of the Sex Olympics

Tuesday, 21 April 2020 Read more...

Earth and Blood, Netflix review - tense and broody thriller ultimately falls short

Saturday, 18 April 2020 Read more...

Quiz, ITV review - cheats never prosper. Well, hardly ever

Thursday, 16 April 2020 Read more...

Believe Me: The Cyprus Rape Case, ITV review - British teenager’s holiday from hell

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 Read more...

Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter, Channel 4 review - an emotional journey into the past

Wednesday, 15 April 2020 Read more...

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