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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

h.Club 100 Awards: Broadcast - calling out around the world

Wednesday, 27 September 2017 Read more...

The Child in Time, BBC One review - lost in translation

Monday, 25 September 2017 Read more...

Kingsman: The Golden Circle review - too much of everything

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 Read more...

Black Lake, BBC Four review – Nordic blanc falls flat

Sunday, 17 September 2017 Read more...

Prism, Hampstead Theatre review - a life through the lens

Friday, 15 September 2017 Read more...

Liar, ITV - who, if anybody, is telling the truth?

Tuesday, 12 September 2017 Read more...

Tin Star, Sky Atlantic - broken characters stalked by remorseless fate

Monday, 11 September 2017 Read more...

Walter Becker, 1950-2017 - 'we play rock and roll, but we swing when we play'

Wednesday, 06 September 2017 Read more...

Williams review - much more than a film about motor racing

Wednesday, 02 August 2017 Read more...

The Handmaid's Tale, Series 1 finale, Channel 4 review - exquisite to look at but glacially slow

Monday, 31 July 2017 Read more...

The Wall review - action undercut by too much talk

Friday, 28 July 2017 Read more...

Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, ITV review – intimate revelations from William and Harry

Tuesday, 25 July 2017 Read more...

Fearless, Series Finale, ITV review - big build-up to an anticlimax

Tuesday, 18 July 2017 Read more...

Game of Thrones, Series 7, Sky Atlantic review – slow, but it's just the beginning

Tuesday, 18 July 2017 Read more...

War for the Planet of the Apes review – long on budget, short on ideas

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 Read more...

Steve Winwood, Eventim Apollo review - multi-talented performer redesigns his back catalogue

Thursday, 06 July 2017 Read more...

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