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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

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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63 Up, ITV review - age is beginning to wither them

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Her Majesty's Cavalry, ITV review - my kingdom for a horse

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Sundance London 2019 review - psychotic maniacs and old-fashioned weepies

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Thunder Road review - potent and poignant debut feature

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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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