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

Schumacher, Netflix review - authorised version of the life of an F1 legend Monday, 13 September 2021 Read more...	The North Water, BBC Two review - a terrible voyage into the great beyond Saturday, 11 September 2021 Read more...
The Collini Case review - it might be legal, but that doesn't mean it's justice Thursday, 09 September 2021 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: filmmaker Marco Kreuzpaintner Monday, 06 September 2021 Read more...
Clickbait, Netflix review - fiendishly cunning thriller keeps everybody guessing Saturday, 04 September 2021 Read more...	Vigil, BBC One review - murder most watery Monday, 30 August 2021 Read more...
The White Lotus, Sky Atlantic review - dark side of a tropical paradise Sunday, 29 August 2021 Read more...	Britannia, Series 3, Sky Atlantic review - murder, mysticism and anaemic slapstick Wednesday, 25 August 2021 Read more...
The Beach Boys: Feel Flows - the Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971 Monday, 23 August 2021 Read more...	Hit & Run, Netflix review - Lior Raz excels as a hard man on a hazardous mission Friday, 20 August 2021 Read more...
Reminiscence review - looks great but doesn't deliver Thursday, 19 August 2021 Read more...	Deceit, Channel 4 review - how Colin Stagg became prime suspect in the Rachel Nickell case Saturday, 14 August 2021 Read more...
theartsdesk Q&A: writer and comedian Tom Davis Friday, 13 August 2021 Read more...	Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson, Apple TV+ review - riveting survey of the technology that transformed music Monday, 09 August 2021 Read more...
I Am Victoria, Channel 4 review - improvised drama in need of more substance Friday, 06 August 2021 Read more...	Professor T, ITV review - whimsical tales of boffinly detection Monday, 26 July 2021 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Schumacher, Netflix review - authorised version of the life of an F1 legend

The North Water, BBC Two review - a terrible voyage into the great beyond

The Collini Case review - it might be legal, but that doesn't mean it's justice

theartsdesk Q&A: filmmaker Marco Kreuzpaintner

Clickbait, Netflix review - fiendishly cunning thriller keeps everybody guessing

Vigil, BBC One review - murder most watery

The White Lotus, Sky Atlantic review - dark side of a tropical paradise

Britannia, Series 3, Sky Atlantic review - murder, mysticism and anaemic slapstick

The Beach Boys: Feel Flows - the Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971

Hit & Run, Netflix review - Lior Raz excels as a hard man on a hazardous mission

Reminiscence review - looks great but doesn't deliver

Deceit, Channel 4 review - how Colin Stagg became prime suspect in the Rachel Nickell case

theartsdesk Q&A: writer and comedian Tom Davis

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson, Apple TV+ review - riveting survey of the technology that transformed music

I Am Victoria, Channel 4 review - improvised drama in need of more substance

Professor T, ITV review - whimsical tales of boffinly detection

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