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

LFF 2020: Never Gonna Snow Again review - mystic masseur with God-like gifts Saturday, 17 October 2020 Read more...	Emily in Paris, Netflix review - addictive escapism in the City of Light Wednesday, 14 October 2020 Read more...
Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson, BBC Two review - ambitious history of the slave trade falls short Monday, 12 October 2020 Read more...	LFF 2020: One Night in Miami review - Kemp Powers's play makes the leap to the big screen Sunday, 11 October 2020 Read more...
Brave New World, Sky 1 review - Aldous Huxley's novel doesn't look very happy on TV Saturday, 10 October 2020 Read more...	Away, Netflix review - pioneering voyage to Mars descends into astrosoap Friday, 11 September 2020 Read more...
Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, ITV review - will motherhood be the gateway to a new life? Wednesday, 02 September 2020 Read more...	All Creatures Great and Small, Channel 5 review - revival of vintage vet show is full of Yorkshire promise Wednesday, 02 September 2020 Read more...
Our World: Colombia - Saving Eden, BBC Two review - the war is over, but can they save the rainforests? Wednesday, 26 August 2020 Read more...	The Truth about Cosmetic Treatments, BBC One review - pain, but not much gain? Wednesday, 26 August 2020 Read more...
The Unbelievable Story of Carl Beech, BBC Two review - a stomach-turning swamp of lies and incompetence Tuesday, 25 August 2020 Read more...	Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom, BBC Two review - winners and losers as Manchester becomes Manc-hattan Wednesday, 19 August 2020 Read more...
Spree review - a wild ride through social media madness Friday, 14 August 2020 Read more...	Cuba: Castro vs the World, BBC Two - turbulent life and times of El Comandante Wednesday, 12 August 2020 Read more...
The Deceived, Channel 5 review - who's fooling who? Thursday, 06 August 2020 Read more...	Little Birds, Sky Atlantic review - decadence and intrigue in 1950s Morocco Wednesday, 05 August 2020 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

LFF 2020: Never Gonna Snow Again review - mystic masseur with God-like gifts

Emily in Paris, Netflix review - addictive escapism in the City of Light

Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson, BBC Two review - ambitious history of the slave trade falls short

LFF 2020: One Night in Miami review - Kemp Powers's play makes the leap to the big screen

Brave New World, Sky 1 review - Aldous Huxley's novel doesn't look very happy on TV

Away, Netflix review - pioneering voyage to Mars descends into astrosoap

Sheridan Smith: Becoming Mum, ITV review - will motherhood be the gateway to a new life?

All Creatures Great and Small, Channel 5 review - revival of vintage vet show is full of Yorkshire promise

Our World: Colombia - Saving Eden, BBC Two review - the war is over, but can they save the rainforests?

The Truth about Cosmetic Treatments, BBC One review - pain, but not much gain?

The Unbelievable Story of Carl Beech, BBC Two review - a stomach-turning swamp of lies and incompetence

Manctopia: Billion Pound Property Boom, BBC Two review - winners and losers as Manchester becomes Manc-hattan

Spree review - a wild ride through social media madness

Cuba: Castro vs the World, BBC Two - turbulent life and times of El Comandante

The Deceived, Channel 5 review - who's fooling who?

Little Birds, Sky Atlantic review - decadence and intrigue in 1950s Morocco

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