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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

Chernobyl, Episode 4, Sky Atlantic review - life in the death zone

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The Planets, BBC Two review - boy-band boffin rides again

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Summer of Rockets, BBC Two review - pride and prejudice in 1950s Britain

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Alastair Campbell: Depression and Me, BBC Two review - is there an alternative to a life on anti-depressants?

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Heathrow: Britain's Busiest Airport, ITV review - 80 million passengers but not much action

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Gentleman Jack, BBC One review - the revolutionary life of Anne Lister

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John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum review - mayhem in Manhattan

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Years and Years, BBC One review - ambitious but amorphous

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Bear's Mission with David Walliams, ITV review - celebs go wild in the country

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Deep State, Series 2, Fox review - covert conspiracies in Africa

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Chernobyl, Sky Atlantic review - a glimpse of Armageddon

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Arctic review - The Martian on ice

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Trust Me, Series 2 Finale, BBC One review - dodgy doctors and unreliable nurses

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The Widow, Series Finale, ITV review - Congolese drama parts company with reality

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Bake Off: The Professionals, Channel 4 review - farcical but fun

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Hall & Oates, Wembley SSE Arena review - bestselling duo still have the power

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