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

The Good Lord Bird, Sky Atlantic review - picaresque account of the myth of John Brown Thursday, 19 November 2020 Read more...	Offended by Irvine Welsh, Sky Arts review - are we seeing the end of free speech? Wednesday, 18 November 2020 Read more...
The Crown, Season 4, Netflix review - royalty rocked by personal and political turbulence Sunday, 15 November 2020 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: screenwriter Jed Mercurio Monday, 09 November 2020 Read more...
The Queen's Gambit, Netflix review - chess prodigy's story makes brilliant television Friday, 06 November 2020 Read more...	The Sister, ITV review - half-baked dramatisation of esteemed novel Thursday, 29 October 2020 Read more...
The Undoing, Sky Atlantic review - trouble in paradise for gilded Manhattan couple Tuesday, 27 October 2020 Read more...	Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, Apple TV+ review - his new album is a matter of life and death Tuesday, 20 October 2020 Read more...
Roadkill, BBC One review - David Hare pokes under the floorboards of the Conservative party Monday, 19 October 2020 Read more...	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...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

The Good Lord Bird, Sky Atlantic review - picaresque account of the myth of John Brown

Offended by Irvine Welsh, Sky Arts review - are we seeing the end of free speech?

The Crown, Season 4, Netflix review - royalty rocked by personal and political turbulence

theartsdesk Q&A: screenwriter Jed Mercurio

The Queen's Gambit, Netflix review - chess prodigy's story makes brilliant television

The Sister, ITV review - half-baked dramatisation of esteemed novel

The Undoing, Sky Atlantic review - trouble in paradise for gilded Manhattan couple

Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You, Apple TV+ review - his new album is a matter of life and death

Roadkill, BBC One review - David Hare pokes under the floorboards of the Conservative party

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?

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