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

Titanic, ITV1 Monday, 26 March 2012 Read more...	Popcorn and Polymorphia: Jonny Greenwood meets Penderecki Thursday, 22 March 2012 Read more...
Touch, Sky1 Wednesday, 21 March 2012 Read more...	Contraband Thursday, 15 March 2012 Read more...
DVD: Jane Eyre Thursday, 08 March 2012 Read more...	Cleanskin Thursday, 08 March 2012 Read more...
Revealed: The Nazi Titanic, Channel 5 Wednesday, 07 March 2012 Read more...	The Joy of Disco, BBC Four/ The Ronnie Wood Show, Sky Arts 1 Saturday, 03 March 2012 Read more...
Make Bradford British, Channel 4 Friday, 02 March 2012 Read more...	FW Murnau's Faust, Royal Festival Hall Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Read more...
Safe House Wednesday, 22 February 2012 Read more...	Homeland, Channel 4 Monday, 20 February 2012 Read more...
Channel 4 has high hopes for Homeland Sunday, 19 February 2012 Read more...	Dustin Hoffman rides his Luck on Sky Atlantic Thursday, 16 February 2012 Read more...
Jo Brand on Kissing, BBC Four Wednesday, 15 February 2012 Read more...	The Diamond Queen, BBC One Tuesday, 07 February 2012 Read more...

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