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

Interview: 10 Questions for Dave Stewart Thursday, 01 November 2012 Read more...	Frankenstein: A Modern Myth, Channel 4 Thursday, 01 November 2012 Read more...
Top Gear: Fifty Years of Bond Cars, BBC Two Tuesday, 30 October 2012 Read more...	CD: Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill Saturday, 27 October 2012 Read more...
Elementary, Sky Living Wednesday, 24 October 2012 Read more...	Skyfall review Tuesday, 23 October 2012 Read more...
Imagine: Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender, BBC One Wednesday, 17 October 2012 Read more...	Good Cop, Finale, BBC One Sunday, 14 October 2012 Read more...
DCI Banks, Series 2, ITV1 Thursday, 11 October 2012 Read more...	CD: Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos Wednesday, 10 October 2012 Read more...
Homeland, Series 2, Channel 4 Monday, 08 October 2012 Read more...	Hunted, BBC One Friday, 05 October 2012 Read more...
Boardwalk Empire, Series 3, Sky Atlantic Sunday, 30 September 2012 Read more...	Leaving, ITV1 Tuesday, 25 September 2012 Read more...
Emmys 2012 bring lean times for Team GB Monday, 24 September 2012 Read more...	The Sweeney Monday, 10 September 2012 Read more...

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