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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

Charles I: Downfall of a King, BBC Four review - beheaded monarch upstaged by exotic presenter

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Cyclists: Scourge of the Streets?, Channel 5 review - can we make the roads a safer place?

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Dark Money, BBC One review - powerful idea poorly executed

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Inside the Bank of England, BBC Two review - economical with the actualité

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Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure, ITV review - national treasure meets natural wonders

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Yesterday review - Beatlemania in a parallel universe

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The Planets, Series Finale, BBC Two review - ice cold on Neptune

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Drag SOS, Channel 4 review - absolutely fabulous

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Beecham House, ITV review - a cartoon version of 18th century India

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Years and Years, Series Finale, BBC One review - soggy ending fails to inspire

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Ackley Bridge, Series 3, Channel 4 review - we gotta get out of this place

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Sometimes Always Never review - small but perfectly crafted

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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali, Sky Atlantic review - why they called him The Greatest

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Years and Years, Episode 5, BBC One review - darker and darker

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Big Little Lies, Series 2, Sky Atlantic review - supercharged start for new season

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Gloria Bell review - dancing away the heartache

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