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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

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Sky Documentaries review - the New Jersey rocker with many strings to his bow

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Lady in the Lake, Apple TV+ review - a multi-layered Baltimore murder mystery

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Twisters review - satisfyingly cataclysmic storm-chaser saga

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The Jetty, BBC One review - lowlife in a Northern town

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Sleep review - things that go bump in the night

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Fly Me to the Moon review - NASA gets a Madison Avenue makeover

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The Turkish Detective, BBC Two review - a bad business in the Bosphorus

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The Night Caller, Channel 5 review - all he hears is radio ga ga

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I Am: Celine Dion, Prime Video review - inside the superstar singer's living hell

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theartsdesk Q&A: Lucie Shorthouse is flying high with 'We Are Lady Parts' and 'Rebus'

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The Exorcism review - salvaged horror movie is a diabolical mess

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The Bikeriders review - beer, brawls and Harley-Davidsons

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Presumed Innocent, Apple TV+ review - you read the book and saw the movie...

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Eric, Netflix review - a fairytale of New York

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theartsdesk Q&A: Matthew Modine on 'Hard Miles', 40 years in showbusiness and safer cycling

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Tokyo Vice, Series 2, BBC iPlayer review - an exciting ride that stretches credibility

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