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)
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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.
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Black Doves, Netflix review - Keira Knightley and Ben Whisha...
It’s rare to spot Keira Knightley in a TV series, and it’s no doubt a sign of changing times that she’s starring in this six-part spies-and-guns...
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Patriotic Italian films set during the Fascist war effort are...
Ballet Shoes, Olivier Theatre review - reimagined classic wi...
Those with treasured battered copies of Noel Streatfield’s 1936 story of three young adopted sisters in pre-war London may have...
Christmas with Connaught Brass, Milton Court review - deligh...
Connaught Brass is a quintet of twenty-something...
Cinderella, Royal Ballet review - inspiring dancing, but not...
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Nocturnes review - the sounds of the rainforest transport yo...
If you suffer from lepidopterophobia, this film will either cure your fear of moths or push you over the edge. Warning: the screen is often...