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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

Kin, Series 2, BBC One review - when crime dynasties collide

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Bob Marley: One Love review - sanitised official version of the Jamaican icon's story

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Griselda, Netflix review - Sofía Vergara excels as the Godmother of cocaine trafficking

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Argylle review - Matthew Vaughn's secret agent fantasy dares you to deny it

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Masters of the Air, Apple TV+ review - painful and poignant account of the Eighth Air Force's bombing campaign

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True Detective: Night Country, Sky Atlantic review - death in a cold climate

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Criminal Record, Apple TV+ review - law and disorder in Hackney

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Poor Things review - other-worldly adaptation of Alasdair Gray's novel

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The Tourist, Series 2, BBC One review - an amnesiac Jamie Dornan explores his Irish roots

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Best of 2023: TV

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The Kemps: All Gold, BBC Two review - bickering with the Ballet boys

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Murder Is Easy, BBC One review - was this journey really necessary?

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Mad About the Boy: the Noël Coward Story, BBC Two review - the making of The Master

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A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No 249, BBC Two review - mummy's boy unleashes hell in the halls of academe

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The Heist Before Christmas, Sky Max review - the Santa Claus wars

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Blood Coast, Netflix review - mayhem in Marseille

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