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

Back in Time for the Corner Shop, BBC Two review - open all hours with the Ardern family Wednesday, 26 February 2020 Read more...	Flesh and Blood, ITV review - Vivien's new love affair throws a cat among the family pigeons Tuesday, 25 February 2020 Read more...
Locke & Key, Netflix review - comic book adaptation struggles to find its focus Monday, 24 February 2020 Read more...	Hunters, Amazon Prime review - bringing God's justice to Nazis in America Saturday, 22 February 2020 Read more...
The Call of the Wild review - how big-hearted Buck became leader of the pack Friday, 21 February 2020 Read more...	How To Stay out of Jail, Channel 4 review – a bold rehabilitation programme from Durham police Wednesday, 19 February 2020 Read more...
Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, BBC Four review - is this version more valid than anyone else's? Tuesday, 18 February 2020 Read more...	The Stranger, Netflix review - strong cast grapples with labyrinthine plotting Saturday, 15 February 2020 Read more...
The Split, Series 2, BBC One review - where the law and family fortunes collide Wednesday, 12 February 2020 Read more...	The Pale Horse, BBC One review - when in doubt, do another Agatha Christie remake Monday, 10 February 2020 Read more...
The L Word: Generation Q, Sky Atlantic review - is the new Word as good as the old Word? Wednesday, 05 February 2020 Read more...	Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State, BBC Two review - drowning in a bureaucratic quagmire Wednesday, 05 February 2020 Read more...
Baghdad Central, Channel 4 review - thriller set in the aftermath of the Iraq war Tuesday, 04 February 2020 Read more...	Belsen: Our Story, BBC Two review - inside the unfathomable horror of the Holocaust Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Read more...
Young, Sikh and Proud, BBC One review - siblings divided by their attitudes to faith Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Read more...	The Grudge review - non-stop shocks wear out their welcome Thursday, 23 January 2020 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Back in Time for the Corner Shop, BBC Two review - open all hours with the Ardern family

Flesh and Blood, ITV review - Vivien's new love affair throws a cat among the family pigeons

Locke & Key, Netflix review - comic book adaptation struggles to find its focus

Hunters, Amazon Prime review - bringing God's justice to Nazis in America

The Call of the Wild review - how big-hearted Buck became leader of the pack

How To Stay out of Jail, Channel 4 review – a bold rehabilitation programme from Durham police

Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley, BBC Four review - is this version more valid than anyone else's?

The Stranger, Netflix review - strong cast grapples with labyrinthine plotting

The Split, Series 2, BBC One review - where the law and family fortunes collide

The Pale Horse, BBC One review - when in doubt, do another Agatha Christie remake

The L Word: Generation Q, Sky Atlantic review - is the new Word as good as the old Word?

Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State, BBC Two review - drowning in a bureaucratic quagmire

Baghdad Central, Channel 4 review - thriller set in the aftermath of the Iraq war

Belsen: Our Story, BBC Two review - inside the unfathomable horror of the Holocaust

Young, Sikh and Proud, BBC One review - siblings divided by their attitudes to faith

The Grudge review - non-stop shocks wear out their welcome

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