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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

Shetland, Series 5 Finale, BBC One review - Sicario-on-Sea?

Wednesday, 20 March 2019 Read more...

Triple Frontier, Netflix review - war-on-drugs thriller suffers identity crisis

Friday, 15 March 2019 Read more...

Cheat, ITV review - fear and loathing in academia

Tuesday, 12 March 2019 Read more...

Leaving Neverland: Michael Jackson and Me, Channel 4 review - sordid revelations from the court of the King of Pop

Thursday, 07 March 2019 Read more...

Serenity review - a game of two ill-fitting halves

Saturday, 02 March 2019 Read more...

Strike Back: Silent War, Sky 1 review - bullets, bodies, baddies and a stolen atom bomb

Friday, 01 March 2019 Read more...

The Aftermath review - it looks great but it lacks bite

Thursday, 28 February 2019 Read more...

This Time with Alan Partridge, BBC One review - a man out of time?

Tuesday, 26 February 2019 Read more...

Only Fools and Horses, Theatre Royal Haymarket review - rollicking remake of much-loved TV sitcom

Wednesday, 20 February 2019 Read more...

Traitors, Channel 4 review - Cold War thriller fails to reach room temperature

Monday, 18 February 2019 Read more...

Shetland, Series 5, BBC One review - uneven start to new season

Wednesday, 13 February 2019 Read more...

Endeavour, Series 6, ITV review - reassuringly accomplished return of the brainy copper

Monday, 11 February 2019 Read more...

Safe Harbour, Series Finale, BBC Four review - too much message, not enough drama

Sunday, 10 February 2019 Read more...

Das Boot, Sky Atlantic review - menacing drama on land and sea

Thursday, 07 February 2019 Read more...

theartsdesk Q&A: Matthew Heineman on directing 'A Private War'

Saturday, 02 February 2019 Read more...

Green Book review - is this Oscar hopeful too good to be true?

Friday, 01 February 2019 Read more...

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