Adam Sweeting | The Arts Desk

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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 Halcyon, ITV Tuesday, 03 January 2017 Read more...	Albums of the Year: Paul Simon – Stranger to Stranger Monday, 02 January 2017 Read more...
Best of 2016: TV Friday, 30 December 2016 Read more...	Crash and Burn Thursday, 29 December 2016 Read more...
A Monster Calls Wednesday, 28 December 2016 Read more...	Call the Midwife: 2016 Christmas Special, BBC One Monday, 26 December 2016 Read more...
Grantchester, Christmas Special, ITV Sunday, 25 December 2016 Read more...	Passengers Wednesday, 21 December 2016 Read more...
Westworld, Series 1 Finale, Sky Atlantic Monday, 12 December 2016 Read more...	The Birth of a Nation Tuesday, 06 December 2016 Read more...
Snowden Monday, 05 December 2016 Read more...	The Missing, Series 2 Finale, BBC One Thursday, 01 December 2016 Read more...
Allied Thursday, 24 November 2016 Read more...	A United Kingdom Tuesday, 22 November 2016 Read more...
The Grand Tour, Amazon Prime Saturday, 19 November 2016 Read more...	Reissue CDs Weekly: REM Sunday, 13 November 2016 Read more...

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