Adam Sweeting | The Arts Desk

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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

Lightfields, ITV Thursday, 28 February 2013 Read more...	10 Questions for Actor Michael Emerson Monday, 25 February 2013 Read more...
Ripper Street, Series Finale, BBC One Monday, 25 February 2013 Read more...	Arbitrage Monday, 25 February 2013 Read more...
Utopia, Series Finale, Channel 4 Wednesday, 20 February 2013 Read more...	DVD: Rust and Bone Tuesday, 19 February 2013 Read more...
Complicit, Channel 4 Monday, 18 February 2013 Read more...	Vegas, Sky Atlantic Friday, 15 February 2013 Read more...
Lewis, The Final Episode, ITV Tuesday, 12 February 2013 Read more...	When Albums Ruled the World, BBC Four Saturday, 09 February 2013 Read more...
Borgen, Series 2 Finale, BBC Four Sunday, 03 February 2013 Read more...	Bullet to the Head Friday, 01 February 2013 Read more...
Jonathan Meades: The Joy of Essex, BBC Four Wednesday, 30 January 2013 Read more...	The Good Wife, Series 4, More4 Friday, 25 January 2013 Read more...
Special guest presenters announced for Radio 3's 'The Choir' Thursday, 24 January 2013 Read more...	Bob Servant Independent, BBC Four Thursday, 24 January 2013 Read more...

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