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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

Poor Things review - other-worldly adaptation of Alasdair Gray's novel

Thursday, 11 January 2024 Read more...

The Tourist, Series 2, BBC One review - an amnesiac Jamie Dornan explores his Irish roots

Wednesday, 03 January 2024 Read more...

Best of 2023: TV

Monday, 01 January 2024 Read more...

The Kemps: All Gold, BBC Two review - bickering with the Ballet boys

Saturday, 30 December 2023 Read more...

Murder Is Easy, BBC One review - was this journey really necessary?

Thursday, 28 December 2023 Read more...

Mad About the Boy: the Noël Coward Story, BBC Two review - the making of The Master

Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Read more...

A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No 249, BBC Two review - mummy's boy unleashes hell in the halls of academe

Sunday, 24 December 2023 Read more...

The Heist Before Christmas, Sky Max review - the Santa Claus wars

Sunday, 24 December 2023 Read more...

Blood Coast, Netflix review - mayhem in Marseille

Saturday, 16 December 2023 Read more...

Vigil, Series 2, BBC One review - DCI Silva swaps a submarine for deadly drones

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 Read more...

Kin, BBC One review - in Dublin's not-so-fair city

Tuesday, 05 December 2023 Read more...

Boat Story, BBC One review - once upon a time in Yorkshire

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Read more...

Napoleon review - Sir Ridley Scott's historical epic is wide but not deep

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Read more...

Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, Disney+ review - classic underdog tale of the little team that could

Thursday, 16 November 2023 Read more...

Shetland, Series 8, BBC One review - same place but a different programme

Thursday, 09 November 2023 Read more...

Robbie Williams, Netflix review - tormented superstar bares his soul

Wednesday, 08 November 2023 Read more...

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