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

Prodigal Son, Sky 1 review - meet Michael Sheen, psycho killer Wednesday, 29 July 2020 Read more...	Our Baby: A Modern Miracle, Channel 4 review - trailblazing couple's amazing journey Wednesday, 29 July 2020 Read more...
Laurel Canyon, Sky Documentaries review - musical bliss in lotus land Sunday, 26 July 2020 Read more...	Piranhas review - riding with the teenage gangs of Naples Thursday, 23 July 2020 Read more...
The Real Eastenders, Channel 4 review - timewarp on the Thames Wednesday, 22 July 2020 Read more...	The Plot Against America, Sky Atlantic review - fascism comes to 1940s USA Wednesday, 15 July 2020 Read more...
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, BBC Two review - how the Aussie tycoon acquired huge political leverage Wednesday, 15 July 2020 Read more...	Litigante review - an unflashy film which rings true Friday, 10 July 2020 Read more...
Mrs America, BBC Two review - how a conservative revolutionary scuppered the Equal Rights Amendment Thursday, 09 July 2020 Read more...	The Choir: Singing for Britain Finale, BBC Two review - stirring songs from a garden shed Wednesday, 08 July 2020 Read more...
The Battle of Britain, Channel 5 review - 80th anniversary of the RAF's finest hour Wednesday, 08 July 2020 Read more...	The Kemps: All True, BBC Two review - more self-promotion than self-mockery Monday, 06 July 2020 Read more...
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Sky Atlantic review - the good, the bad and the unspeakable Thursday, 02 July 2020 Read more...	Das Boot, Series 2 Finale, Sky Atlantic review - deeper and darker Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Read more...
The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway, BBC Four review - mysteries and marvels of the M25 Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Read more...	The Choir: Singing for Britain, BBC Two review - the pandemic versus the power of song Wednesday, 24 June 2020 Read more...

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Album: Nova Twins - Parasites & Butterflies
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Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex review - sexual identity slips, hu...
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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Prodigal Son, Sky 1 review - meet Michael Sheen, psycho killer

Our Baby: A Modern Miracle, Channel 4 review - trailblazing couple's amazing journey

Laurel Canyon, Sky Documentaries review - musical bliss in lotus land

Piranhas review - riding with the teenage gangs of Naples

The Real Eastenders, Channel 4 review - timewarp on the Thames

The Plot Against America, Sky Atlantic review - fascism comes to 1940s USA

The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, BBC Two review - how the Aussie tycoon acquired huge political leverage

Litigante review - an unflashy film which rings true

Mrs America, BBC Two review - how a conservative revolutionary scuppered the Equal Rights Amendment

The Choir: Singing for Britain Finale, BBC Two review - stirring songs from a garden shed

The Battle of Britain, Channel 5 review - 80th anniversary of the RAF's finest hour

The Kemps: All True, BBC Two review - more self-promotion than self-mockery

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Sky Atlantic review - the good, the bad and the unspeakable

Das Boot, Series 2 Finale, Sky Atlantic review - deeper and darker

The Hidden Wilds of the Motorway, BBC Four review - mysteries and marvels of the M25

The Choir: Singing for Britain, BBC Two review - the pandemic versus the power of song

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