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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

DVD: Jane Eyre

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Cleanskin

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Revealed: The Nazi Titanic, Channel 5

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The Joy of Disco, BBC Four/ The Ronnie Wood Show, Sky Arts 1

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Make Bradford British, Channel 4

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FW Murnau's Faust, Royal Festival Hall

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Safe House

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Homeland, Channel 4

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Channel 4 has high hopes for Homeland

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Dustin Hoffman rides his Luck on Sky Atlantic

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Jo Brand on Kissing, BBC Four

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The Diamond Queen, BBC One

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The Return of Upstairs Downstairs

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DVD: Drive

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Call the Midwife, BBC One

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DVD: Red State

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