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

Doing Drugs for Fun, Channel 5 review - why the cocaine trade is no laughing matter Wednesday, 09 October 2019 Read more...	The Great British Bake Off, Episode 7, Channel 4 review - bakers hampered by pointless celebrities Wednesday, 09 October 2019 Read more...
LFF 2019: The King review - head conquers heart in Shakespeare adaptation Saturday, 05 October 2019 Read more...	The Capture, Episode 5, BBC One review - the man who knew too much Wednesday, 02 October 2019 Read more...
Snackmasters, Channel 4 review - superchefs take the clone-a-KitKat challenge Wednesday, 02 October 2019 Read more...	World on Fire, BBC One review - more melodrama than drama Monday, 30 September 2019 Read more...
My Life is Murder, Alibi review - whimsical tales of detection from Down Under Wednesday, 25 September 2019 Read more...	Saving Lives at Sea, BBC Two review - derring-do on the ocean wave with the RNLI Wednesday, 25 September 2019 Read more...
The $50m Art Swindle, BBC Two review - ramblin' gamblin' man comes home to roost Tuesday, 24 September 2019 Read more...	The Cameron Years, BBC One review - quite interesting but a bit boring Friday, 20 September 2019 Read more...
City on a Hill, Sky Atlantic review - power, corruption and larceny in 1990s Boston Thursday, 19 September 2019 Read more...	Defending the Guilty, BBC Two review - trials and tribulations of a trainee barrister Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Read more...
Love in the Countryside, BBC Two review - reaping a harvest of marital bliss? Wednesday, 18 September 2019 Read more...	Temple, Sky 1 review - down in the tube station at midnight Saturday, 14 September 2019 Read more...
Suicidal: In Our Own Words, Channel 5 review - why are so many men killing themselves? Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Read more...	Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History, BBC Four review - Ulster's bitter sectarian war revisited Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Doing Drugs for Fun, Channel 5 review - why the cocaine trade is no laughing matter

The Great British Bake Off, Episode 7, Channel 4 review - bakers hampered by pointless celebrities

LFF 2019: The King review - head conquers heart in Shakespeare adaptation

The Capture, Episode 5, BBC One review - the man who knew too much

Snackmasters, Channel 4 review - superchefs take the clone-a-KitKat challenge

World on Fire, BBC One review - more melodrama than drama

My Life is Murder, Alibi review - whimsical tales of detection from Down Under

Saving Lives at Sea, BBC Two review - derring-do on the ocean wave with the RNLI

The $50m Art Swindle, BBC Two review - ramblin' gamblin' man comes home to roost

The Cameron Years, BBC One review - quite interesting but a bit boring

City on a Hill, Sky Atlantic review - power, corruption and larceny in 1990s Boston

Defending the Guilty, BBC Two review - trials and tribulations of a trainee barrister

Love in the Countryside, BBC Two review - reaping a harvest of marital bliss?

Temple, Sky 1 review - down in the tube station at midnight

Suicidal: In Our Own Words, Channel 5 review - why are so many men killing themselves?

Spotlight on The Troubles: A Secret History, BBC Four review - Ulster's bitter sectarian war revisited

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