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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

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

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

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

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Hostage, Netflix review - entente not-too-cordiale

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

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

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

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The Naked Gun review - farce, slapstick and crass stupidity

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

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

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Ballard, Prime Video review - there's something rotten in the LAPD

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Bookish, U&Alibi review - sleuthing and skulduggery in a bomb-battered London

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Insomnia, Channel 5 review - a chronicle of deaths foretold

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Live Aid at 40: When Rock'n'Roll Took on the World, BBC Two review - how Bob Geldof led pop's battle against Ethiopian famine

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Hill, Sky Documentaries review - how Damon Hill battled his demons

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Jurassic World Rebirth review - prehistoric franchise gets a new lease of life

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