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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

Hidden, BBC Four review - a death in Snowdonia

Sunday, 10 June 2018 Read more...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review - dinosaurs in peril

Friday, 08 June 2018 Read more...

Our Girl, Series 4, BBC One review - 2 Section versus Boko Haram

Wednesday, 06 June 2018 Read more...

King Lear, BBC Two review - modernised TV adaptation is a mixed blessing

Tuesday, 29 May 2018 Read more...

The Rolling Stones, London Stadium review - only rock'n'roll?

Wednesday, 23 May 2018 Read more...

A Very English Scandal, BBC One review - making a drama out of a crisis

Monday, 21 May 2018 Read more...

The Handmaid's Tale, Series 2, Channel 4 review - it's not getting any better for Offred

Monday, 21 May 2018 Read more...

Innocent, ITV review - David Collins wants his life back

Thursday, 17 May 2018 Read more...

Patrick Melrose, Sky Atlantic review - an olympiad of substance abuse

Monday, 14 May 2018 Read more...

Anon review - adventures in cyber-noir

Friday, 11 May 2018 Read more...

Entebbe review – Seventies hijack drama remains grounded

Thursday, 10 May 2018 Read more...

Homeland, Series 7 Finale, Channel 4 review - Russian roulette

Monday, 07 May 2018 Read more...

Andrew Haigh: 'In the end you have to be able to make the decisions' - interview

Monday, 30 April 2018 Read more...

Jeff Beck: Still on the Run, BBC Four review - a legend without portfolio

Saturday, 28 April 2018 Read more...

Westworld, Series 2, Sky Atlantic review - big trouble in synthetic paradise

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Read more...

Below the Surface, Series Finale, BBC Four review - tense and twisty to the bitter end

Sunday, 08 April 2018 Read more...

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In this strangely dreary recreation of 11th century history, it’s not just grim oop north, it’s grim everywhere. King & Conqueror...

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The Hives must be one of the most self-assured bands around – but not without good reason. Ever exuberant, all their tunes are short and sweet,...

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Does the orchestra that sways together play together? Quite apart from their (reliably gorgeous) sound, the tight-packed strings of the...

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Album: Benedicte Maurseth - Mirra

During the opening seconds of Mirra, an unusual sound leaps out – a grunting. It’s integral to a shifting aural pallete which also...

BBC Proms: Jansen, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mäkelä rev...

How often is an orchestral concert perfect in every texture, every instrumental entry, every phrase? Wednesday's Phiharmonia Prom struck sound-...

Blu-ray: Finis Terrae

British audiences of a certain age will note Finis Terrae’s similarity to Finisterre, one of the 31 sea areas listed in the BBC’s ...

The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre review - dated script lift...

The Gathered Leaves is set on the tectonic plates of a middle-class family menu reunion, in which three generations grapple with the...