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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

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Sky Documentaries review - the New Jersey rocker with many strings to his bow

Monday, 05 August 2024 Read more...

Lady in the Lake, Apple TV+ review - a multi-layered Baltimore murder mystery

Saturday, 27 July 2024 Read more...

Twisters review - satisfyingly cataclysmic storm-chaser saga

Friday, 26 July 2024 Read more...

The Jetty, BBC One review - lowlife in a Northern town

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 Read more...

Sleep review - things that go bump in the night

Friday, 12 July 2024 Read more...

Fly Me to the Moon review - NASA gets a Madison Avenue makeover

Thursday, 11 July 2024 Read more...

The Turkish Detective, BBC Two review - a bad business in the Bosphorus

Tuesday, 09 July 2024 Read more...

The Night Caller, Channel 5 review - all he hears is radio ga ga

Monday, 08 July 2024 Read more...

I Am: Celine Dion, Prime Video review - inside the superstar singer's living hell

Monday, 01 July 2024 Read more...

theartsdesk Q&A: Lucie Shorthouse is flying high with 'We Are Lady Parts' and 'Rebus'

Thursday, 27 June 2024 Read more...

The Exorcism review - salvaged horror movie is a diabolical mess

Saturday, 22 June 2024 Read more...

The Bikeriders review - beer, brawls and Harley-Davidsons

Thursday, 20 June 2024 Read more...

Presumed Innocent, Apple TV+ review - you read the book and saw the movie...

Monday, 17 June 2024 Read more...

Eric, Netflix review - a fairytale of New York

Thursday, 06 June 2024 Read more...

theartsdesk Q&A: Matthew Modine on 'Hard Miles', 40 years in showbusiness and safer cycling

Saturday, 01 June 2024 Read more...

Tokyo Vice, Series 2, BBC iPlayer review - an exciting ride that stretches credibility

Thursday, 30 May 2024 Read more...

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