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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

London Film Festival 2025 - Bradley Cooper channels John Bishop, the Boss goes to Nebraska, and a French pandemic

Friday, 17 October 2025 Read more...

London Film Festival 2025 - crime, punishment, pop stars and shrinks

Friday, 10 October 2025 Read more...

Murder Before Evensong, Acorn TV review - death comes to the picturesque village of Champton

Friday, 03 October 2025 Read more...

Black Rabbit, Netflix review - grime and punishment in New York City

Tuesday, 30 September 2025 Read more...

Slow Horses, Series 5, Apple TV+ review - terror, trauma and impeccable comic timing

Wednesday, 24 September 2025 Read more...

Coldwater, ITV1 review - horror and black comedy in the Highlands

Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Read more...

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review - comedy rock band fails to revive past glories

Monday, 15 September 2025 Read more...

The Guest, BBC One review - be careful what you wish for

Wednesday, 03 September 2025 Read more...

King & Conqueror, BBC One review - not many kicks in 1066

Thursday, 28 August 2025 Read more...

Hostage, Netflix review - entente not-too-cordiale

Sunday, 24 August 2025 Read more...

In Flight, Channel 4 review - drugs, thugs and Bulgarian gangsters

Monday, 18 August 2025 Read more...

Alien: Earth, Disney+ review - was this interstellar journey really necessary?

Friday, 15 August 2025 Read more...

The Count of Monte Cristo, U&Drama review - silly telly for the silly season

Tuesday, 05 August 2025 Read more...

The Naked Gun review - farce, slapstick and crass stupidity

Friday, 01 August 2025 Read more...

The Narrow Road to the Deep North, BBC One review - love, death and hell on the Burma railway

Thursday, 31 July 2025 Read more...

The Waterfront, Netflix review - fish, drugs and rock'n'roll

Monday, 28 July 2025 Read more...

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