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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

Vigil, Series 2, BBC One review - DCI Silva swaps a submarine for deadly drones

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 Read more...

Kin, BBC One review - in Dublin's not-so-fair city

Tuesday, 05 December 2023 Read more...

Boat Story, BBC One review - once upon a time in Yorkshire

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 Read more...

Napoleon review - Sir Ridley Scott's historical epic is wide but not deep

Wednesday, 22 November 2023 Read more...

Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, Disney+ review - classic underdog tale of the little team that could

Thursday, 16 November 2023 Read more...

Shetland, Series 8, BBC One review - same place but a different programme

Thursday, 09 November 2023 Read more...

Robbie Williams, Netflix review - tormented superstar bares his soul

Wednesday, 08 November 2023 Read more...

Fellow Travellers, Paramount+ review - four-decade saga of power, politics and gay love

Saturday, 28 October 2023 Read more...

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed review - the closeted life of a Hollywood great

Friday, 20 October 2023 Read more...

London Film Festival 2023 - movies in a musical vein

Saturday, 14 October 2023 Read more...

Frasier, Paramount+ review - he's back! But should he be?

Friday, 13 October 2023 Read more...

Reckoning with the Jimmy Savile legacy - Steve Coogan stars in BBC One's four-part 'factual drama'

Monday, 09 October 2023 Read more...

BlackBerry review - the nerds versus The Man

Thursday, 05 October 2023 Read more...

The Continental, Prime Video - welcome to the expanding John Wick universe

Wednesday, 27 September 2023 Read more...

Expend4bles review - last ride for the over-the-hill gang?

Friday, 22 September 2023 Read more...

Top Boy, Season 5, Netflix review - grime and punishment

Saturday, 16 September 2023 Read more...

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