Adam Sweeting | The Arts Desk

mon 14/07/2025

Adam Sweeting

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Bio

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

What Makes a Great Tenor? BBC Four Wednesday, 02 June 2010 Read more...	Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Bravo Tuesday, 25 May 2010 Read more...
The Stones in Exile: an Imagine Special, BBC One Sunday, 23 May 2010 Read more...	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Monday, 17 May 2010 Read more...
Exile on Main Street Monday, 17 May 2010 Read more...	Interview: Diane Birch Rises Up Thursday, 06 May 2010 Read more...
Luther, BBC One Tuesday, 04 May 2010 Read more...	I'm in a Rock'n'Roll Band, BBC Two Saturday, 01 May 2010 Read more...
Leaders' Debate, BBC One Thursday, 29 April 2010 Read more...	Iron Man 2 Wednesday, 28 April 2010 Read more...
True Stories - Vote Afghanistan! More4 Tuesday, 27 April 2010 Read more...	Valhalla Rising Sunday, 25 April 2010 Read more...
Leaders' Debate, Sky News Thursday, 22 April 2010 Read more...	White Collar, Bravo Wednesday, 21 April 2010 Read more...
Musical hands across the ocean Tuesday, 20 April 2010 Read more...	The Prisoner, ITV1 Sunday, 18 April 2010 Read more...

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