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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

Sherlock, BBC One Sunday, 25 July 2010 Read more...	The BBC's new TV dawn for the Proms Friday, 23 July 2010 Read more...
The Hotel Inspector, Five Friday, 23 July 2010 Read more...	Splice Thursday, 22 July 2010 Read more...
The Silence, BBC One Thursday, 15 July 2010 Read more...	Pete and Dud: The Lost Sketches, BBC Two/ British Grand Prix, BBC One Sunday, 11 July 2010 Read more...
Classic Albums: John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band, BBC Four Saturday, 10 July 2010 Read more...	Identity, ITV1 Monday, 05 July 2010 Read more...
Southland, More4 Thursday, 01 July 2010 Read more...	Bloody Foreigners: The Untold Battle of Britain, Channel 4 Tuesday, 29 June 2010 Read more...
When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors Tuesday, 29 June 2010 Read more...	Alan Plater, thinking aloud Saturday, 26 June 2010 Read more...
Lennon Naked, BBC Four Thursday, 24 June 2010 Read more...	Ed Harcourt, Wilton's Music Hall Saturday, 19 June 2010 Read more...
Steve Winwood: English Soul, BBC Four Friday, 18 June 2010 Read more...	Frost on Satire, BBC Four Thursday, 17 June 2010 Read more...

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