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 Iron Mask review - preposterous multi-national fantasy Wednesday, 08 April 2020 Read more...	Ozark, Series 3 review, Netflix - money-laundering saga hits new heights Monday, 06 April 2020 Read more...
The Trip to Greece, Series Finale, Sky 1 review - bittersweet swansong for the cantankerous comrades Wednesday, 01 April 2020 Read more...	Pen15, Sky Comedy review - the horror of adolescent schooldays revisited Wednesday, 01 April 2020 Read more...
Batwoman, E4 review - can Bruce Wayne's female cousin fill his bat-costume? Monday, 30 March 2020 Read more...	Our Girl, Series 5, BBC One review - where soap and warfare collide Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Read more...
Comedy Against Living Miserably, Dave review - standups tread the boards for CALM charity Wednesday, 25 March 2020 Read more...	The English Game, Netflix review - it's the toffs versus the workers in this version of sporting history Saturday, 21 March 2020 Read more...
The Art Mysteries, BBC Four review - secrets and symbols of Van Gogh's famous self-portrait Wednesday, 18 March 2020 Read more...	Penance, Channel 5 review - lust, disgust and mistrust in Kate O'Riordan's thrilller Wednesday, 18 March 2020 Read more...
Belgravia, ITV review - when the toffs and the nouveaux riches collided Monday, 16 March 2020 Read more...	The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team, Amazon Prime review - how ball-tampering scandal forced a cricket revolution Saturday, 14 March 2020 Read more...
Five Guys a Week, Channel 4 review - lemming-like contestants make spectacles of themselves Wednesday, 11 March 2020 Read more...	Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix review - thrilling documentary series wreaks havoc in the paddock Saturday, 07 March 2020 Read more...
Beauty Laid Bare, BBC One review - a facial peel for the cosmetics business Wednesday, 04 March 2020 Read more...	Escape from Pretoria review - fun but facile prison-break drama Wednesday, 04 March 2020 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

The Iron Mask review - preposterous multi-national fantasy

Ozark, Series 3 review, Netflix - money-laundering saga hits new heights

The Trip to Greece, Series Finale, Sky 1 review - bittersweet swansong for the cantankerous comrades

Pen15, Sky Comedy review - the horror of adolescent schooldays revisited

Batwoman, E4 review - can Bruce Wayne's female cousin fill his bat-costume?

Our Girl, Series 5, BBC One review - where soap and warfare collide

Comedy Against Living Miserably, Dave review - standups tread the boards for CALM charity

The English Game, Netflix review - it's the toffs versus the workers in this version of sporting history

The Art Mysteries, BBC Four review - secrets and symbols of Van Gogh's famous self-portrait

Penance, Channel 5 review - lust, disgust and mistrust in Kate O'Riordan's thrilller

Belgravia, ITV review - when the toffs and the nouveaux riches collided

The Test: A New Era for Australia's Team, Amazon Prime review - how ball-tampering scandal forced a cricket revolution

Five Guys a Week, Channel 4 review - lemming-like contestants make spectacles of themselves

Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Netflix review - thrilling documentary series wreaks havoc in the paddock

Beauty Laid Bare, BBC One review - a facial peel for the cosmetics business

Escape from Pretoria review - fun but facile prison-break drama

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