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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

Breathe review - heroic but airbrushed struggle against disability

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Gunpowder, BBC One review – death, horror, treason and a hint of farce

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George Michael: Freedom, Channel 4 review - just a supersized commercial?

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LFF 2017: Mindhunter / My Generation - Fincher comes to Netflix, Caine does Swinging London

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LFF 2017: Blade of the Immortal / Redoubtable - Samurai slasher versus the Nouvelle Vague

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Snowfall, BBC Two review - blizzard hits South Central

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LFF 2017: Journey's End review - classic play becomes cracking film

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LFF 2017: Breathe review - overdosing on good intentions

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Blade Runner 2049 review - powerful but needs more soul

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The Last Post, BBC One review - sundown on the Empire

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h.Club 100 Awards: Broadcast - calling out around the world

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The Child in Time, BBC One review - lost in translation

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle review - too much of everything

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Black Lake, BBC Four review – Nordic blanc falls flat

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Prism, Hampstead Theatre review - a life through the lens

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Liar, ITV - who, if anybody, is telling the truth?

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Sir Brian Clarke (1953-2025) - a personal tribute

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It took until the last room of her exhibition for me to gain any real understanding of the work of...

Album: Tami Neilson - Neon Cowgirl

Tami Neilson’s career is long and storied. The short version is that she began with a 1990s Canadian family band (opening for Kitty Wells, aged 10...