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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 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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Tin Star, Sky Atlantic - broken characters stalked by remorseless fate

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Walter Becker, 1950-2017 - 'we play rock and roll, but we swing when we play'

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Williams review - much more than a film about motor racing

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The Handmaid's Tale, Series 1 finale, Channel 4 review - exquisite to look at but glacially slow

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The Wall review - action undercut by too much talk

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Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy, ITV review – intimate revelations from William and Harry

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Fearless, Series Finale, ITV review - big build-up to an anticlimax

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Game of Thrones, Series 7, Sky Atlantic review – slow, but it's just the beginning

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War for the Planet of the Apes review – long on budget, short on ideas

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Steve Winwood, Eventim Apollo review - multi-talented performer redesigns his back catalogue

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Spider-Man: Homecoming review - fresh, funny version of the arachnid avenger

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