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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

Witnesses: A Frozen Death, BBC Four review - plummeting temperatures in the Pas de Calais

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Ferrari: Race to Immortality review - death and glory in 1950s motor racing

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The Exorcist, Phoenix Theatre review - see the movie

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Strike Back, Series 6, Sky 1 review - more stories for boys

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Steely Dan / The Doobie Brothers, Bluesfest 2017 review - brilliant Dan, delicious Doobies

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Breathe review - heroic but airbrushed struggle against disability

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Gunpowder, BBC One review – death, horror, treason and a hint of farce

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George Michael: Freedom, Channel 4 review - just a supersized commercial?

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LFF 2017: Mindhunter / My Generation - Fincher comes to Netflix, Caine does Swinging London

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LFF 2017: Blade of the Immortal / Redoubtable - Samurai slasher versus the Nouvelle Vague

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Snowfall, BBC Two review - blizzard hits South Central

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LFF 2017: Journey's End review - classic play becomes cracking film

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LFF 2017: Breathe review - overdosing on good intentions

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Blade Runner 2049 review - powerful but needs more soul

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The Last Post, BBC One review - sundown on the Empire

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h.Club 100 Awards: Broadcast - calling out around the world

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