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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

Ocean's 8 review – half-cocked caper

Monday, 18 June 2018 Read more...

Hidden, BBC Four review - a death in Snowdonia

Sunday, 10 June 2018 Read more...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review - dinosaurs in peril

Friday, 08 June 2018 Read more...

Our Girl, Series 4, BBC One review - 2 Section versus Boko Haram

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Read more...

King Lear, BBC Two review - modernised TV adaptation is a mixed blessing

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 Read more...

The Rolling Stones, London Stadium review - only rock'n'roll?

Wednesday, 23 May 2018 Read more...

A Very English Scandal, BBC One review - making a drama out of a crisis

Monday, 21 May 2018 Read more...

The Handmaid's Tale, Series 2, Channel 4 review - it's not getting any better for Offred

Monday, 21 May 2018 Read more...

Innocent, ITV review - David Collins wants his life back

Thursday, 17 May 2018 Read more...

Patrick Melrose, Sky Atlantic review - an olympiad of substance abuse

Monday, 14 May 2018 Read more...

Anon review - adventures in cyber-noir

Friday, 11 May 2018 Read more...

Entebbe review – Seventies hijack drama remains grounded

Thursday, 10 May 2018 Read more...

Homeland, Series 7 Finale, Channel 4 review - Russian roulette

Monday, 07 May 2018 Read more...

Andrew Haigh: 'In the end you have to be able to make the decisions' - interview

Monday, 30 April 2018 Read more...

Jeff Beck: Still on the Run, BBC Four review - a legend without portfolio

Saturday, 28 April 2018 Read more...

Westworld, Series 2, Sky Atlantic review - big trouble in synthetic paradise

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Read more...

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There is such nonchalance with Sabrina Teitelbaum that even her appeals to the crowd appeared laid-back. At points during her set the Los Angeles...

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At the start or her show, the white-robed singer Ganavya does something unusual: while other performers usually warm their audience up before...

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