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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 Planets, BBC Two review - boy-band boffin rides again

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 Read more...

Summer of Rockets, BBC Two review - pride and prejudice in 1950s Britain

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 Read more...

Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me, BBC Two review - is there an alternative to a life on anti-depressants?

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 Read more...

Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport, ITV review - 80 million passengers but not much action

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 Read more...

Gentleman Jack, BBC One review - the revolutionary life of Anne Lister

Monday, 20 May 2019 Read more...

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum review - mayhem in Manhattan

Friday, 17 May 2019 Read more...

Years and Years, BBC One review - ambitious but amorphous

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Read more...

Bear's Mission with David Walliams, ITV review - celebs go wild in the country

Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Read more...

Deep State, Series 2, Fox review - covert conspiracies in Africa

Friday, 10 May 2019 Read more...

Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic review - a glimpse of Armageddon

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 Read more...

Arctic review - The Martian on ice

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 Read more...

Trust Me, Series 2 Finale, BBC One review - dodgy doctors and unreliable nurses

Wednesday, 08 May 2019 Read more...

The Widow, Series Finale, ITV review - Congolese drama parts company with reality

Wednesday, 01 May 2019 Read more...

Bake Off: The Professionals, Channel 4 review - farcical but fun

Wednesday, 01 May 2019 Read more...

Hall & Oates, Wembley SSE Arena review - bestselling duo still have the power

Saturday, 27 April 2019 Read more...

Run for Your Life, ITV review - giving the nation's youth a sporting chance

Wednesday, 24 April 2019 Read more...

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