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

The Pale Horse, BBC One review - when in doubt, do another Agatha Christie remake Monday, 10 February 2020 Read more...	The L Word: Generation Q, Sky Atlantic review - is the new Word as good as the old Word? Wednesday, 05 February 2020 Read more...
Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State, BBC Two review - drowning in a bureaucratic quagmire Wednesday, 05 February 2020 Read more...	Baghdad Central, Channel 4 review - thriller set in the aftermath of the Iraq war Tuesday, 04 February 2020 Read more...
Belsen: Our Story, BBC Two review - inside the unfathomable horror of the Holocaust Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Read more...	Young, Sikh and Proud, BBC One review - siblings divided by their attitudes to faith Wednesday, 29 January 2020 Read more...
The Grudge review - non-stop shocks wear out their welcome Thursday, 23 January 2020 Read more...	Crazy Delicious, Channel 4 review - the most ridiculous cooking programme on TV ? Wednesday, 22 January 2020 Read more...
Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting, BBC Two review - is it too late to get population growth under control? Wednesday, 22 January 2020 Read more...	The Outsider, Sky Atlantic review - double trouble in small-town Georgia Tuesday, 21 January 2020 Read more...
Cobra, Sky 1 review - entertaining mix of political mischief and cosmic chaos Saturday, 18 January 2020 Read more...	Messiah, Netflix review - con-artist or the Second Coming? Wednesday, 15 January 2020 Read more...
This Is Our Family, Sky Atlantic review - can Emma and Tony live happily ever after? Wednesday, 15 January 2020 Read more...	How to Steal Pigs and Influence People, Channel 4 review - the arcane world of the online vegan influencers Wednesday, 15 January 2020 Read more...
Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, BBC Four review - meticulous account of a haunting American tragedy Wednesday, 08 January 2020 Read more...	Cornwall: This Fishing Life, BBC Two review - a precarious trade on the ocean wave Wednesday, 08 January 2020 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

The Pale Horse, BBC One review - when in doubt, do another Agatha Christie remake

The L Word: Generation Q, Sky Atlantic review - is the new Word as good as the old Word?

Universal Credit: Inside the Welfare State, BBC Two review - drowning in a bureaucratic quagmire

Baghdad Central, Channel 4 review - thriller set in the aftermath of the Iraq war

Belsen: Our Story, BBC Two review - inside the unfathomable horror of the Holocaust

Young, Sikh and Proud, BBC One review - siblings divided by their attitudes to faith

The Grudge review - non-stop shocks wear out their welcome

Crazy Delicious, Channel 4 review - the most ridiculous cooking programme on TV ?

Chris Packham: 7.7 Billion People and Counting, BBC Two review - is it too late to get population growth under control?

The Outsider, Sky Atlantic review - double trouble in small-town Georgia

Cobra, Sky 1 review - entertaining mix of political mischief and cosmic chaos

Messiah, Netflix review - con-artist or the Second Coming?

This Is Our Family, Sky Atlantic review - can Emma and Tony live happily ever after?

How to Steal Pigs and Influence People, Channel 4 review - the arcane world of the online vegan influencers

Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle, BBC Four review - meticulous account of a haunting American tragedy

Cornwall: This Fishing Life, BBC Two review - a precarious trade on the ocean wave

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