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

Brian and Maggie, Channel 4 review - Thatcherism's date with TV destiny Thursday, 30 January 2025 Read more...	Flight Risk review - the sky's the limit for Michelle Dockery and Mark Wahlberg Saturday, 25 January 2025 Read more...
Prime Target, Apple TV+ review - the appliance of science Thursday, 23 January 2025 Read more...	Out There, ITV1 review - drugs and thugs disfigure the Welsh landscape Wednesday, 22 January 2025 Read more...
A Complete Unknown review - how does it feel? Friday, 17 January 2025 Read more...	What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?, BBC Two review - absorbing but troubling search for answers Wednesday, 15 January 2025 Read more...
American Primeval, Netflix review - nightmare on the Wild Frontier Monday, 13 January 2025 Read more...	Maria review - Pablo Larraín's haunting portrait of an opera legend Friday, 10 January 2025 Read more...
A Real Pain review - Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin take a Holocaust tour of Poland Wednesday, 08 January 2025 Read more...	Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Sky Atlantic review - Colin Firth stars in gruelling dramatisation of the 1988 terror attack Friday, 03 January 2025 Read more...
SAS Rogue Heroes, Series 2, BBC One review - Paddy Mayne's renegade warriors invade Italy Wednesday, 01 January 2025 Read more...	All Creatures Great and Small, Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - Mrs Hall steps into the spotlight Tuesday, 24 December 2024 Read more...
Death in Paradise Christmas Special, BBC One review - who killed Santa Claus? Monday, 23 December 2024 Read more...	Queer review - Daniel Craig meets William Burroughs Friday, 13 December 2024 Read more...
Black Doves, Netflix review - Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw battle against the implausible Tuesday, 10 December 2024 Read more...	Nightbitch review - Mother's life as a dog Friday, 06 December 2024 Read more...

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Fidelio, Garsington Opera review - a battle of sunshine and...
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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Brian and Maggie, Channel 4 review - Thatcherism's date with TV destiny

Flight Risk review - the sky's the limit for Michelle Dockery and Mark Wahlberg

Prime Target, Apple TV+ review - the appliance of science

Out There, ITV1 review - drugs and thugs disfigure the Welsh landscape

A Complete Unknown review - how does it feel?

What's the Matter with Tony Slattery?, BBC Two review - absorbing but troubling search for answers

American Primeval, Netflix review - nightmare on the Wild Frontier

Maria review - Pablo Larraín's haunting portrait of an opera legend

A Real Pain review - Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin take a Holocaust tour of Poland

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Sky Atlantic review - Colin Firth stars in gruelling dramatisation of the 1988 terror attack

SAS Rogue Heroes, Series 2, BBC One review - Paddy Mayne's renegade warriors invade Italy

All Creatures Great and Small, Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - Mrs Hall steps into the spotlight

Death in Paradise Christmas Special, BBC One review - who killed Santa Claus?

Queer review - Daniel Craig meets William Burroughs

Black Doves, Netflix review - Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw battle against the implausible

Nightbitch review - Mother's life as a dog

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