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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

The Trial of Christine Keeler, BBC One review - famous sex scandal makes uneven drama

Monday, 30 December 2019 Read more...

Martin's Close, BBC Four review - where did the scary bits go?

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 Read more...

Cinderella: After Ever After, Sky 1 review - preposterous fairytale sequel tweaks the funny bone

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 Read more...

A Christmas Carol, BBC One review – Dickens classic recast as gruelling horror story

Monday, 23 December 2019 Read more...

The Brexit Storm Continues: Laura Kuenssberg's Inside Story, BBC Two review - rehashed political history fails to set pulses racing

Wednesday, 18 December 2019 Read more...

Charles I: Killing a King, BBC Four review - sad stories of the death of kings

Wednesday, 18 December 2019 Read more...

Sons of Denmark review - political thriller stirs cauldron of hot-button issues

Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Read more...

Traces, Alibi review - pedigree cast battles implausible plot

Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Read more...

How They Built the Titanic, Channel 5 review - the great liner revisited again, but why now?

Wednesday, 11 December 2019 Read more...

Giri/Haji, Series Finale, BBC Two review - a thriller, but much more besides

Friday, 06 December 2019 Read more...

The Family Secret, Channel 4 review - lives destroyed by historic sexual abuse

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 Read more...

Takaya: Lone Wolf, BBC Four review - enigmatic predator baffles boffins

Wednesday, 04 December 2019 Read more...

Tutankhamun with Dan Snow, Channel 5 review - too many presenters spoil Egyptian boy-king doc

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Read more...

8 Days, Sky Atlantic review - could armageddon really be this boring?

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 Read more...

The Sinner, Series 2, BBC Four review - a white-knuckle ride into spiritual darkness

Sunday, 24 November 2019 Read more...

21 Bridges review - police corruption thriller sets a cracking pace

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 Read more...

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