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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 Release: Twin Spirits (Opus Arte) Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Read more...	Electric Dreams, BBC Four Tuesday, 29 September 2009 Read more...
FlashForward, Five Monday, 28 September 2009 Read more...	Haitink, Chicago SO, Royal Festival Hall Wednesday, 23 September 2009 Read more...
The South Bank Show, ITV1 Sunday, 20 September 2009 Read more...	Spiral, Series 2, BBC Four Friday, 18 September 2009 Read more...
Kurt & Sid, Trafalgar 2 Studios, Whitehall Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Read more...	Julia McKenzie's Marple Saturday, 12 September 2009 Read more...
Harper's Island Friday, 11 September 2009 Read more...	The Last Days of Lehman Brothers, BBC Two review - big money gone bad Wednesday, 09 September 2009 Read more...
Beeb Babes Go To War Tuesday, 08 September 2009 Read more...	Beatles For (Multiplatform) Sale Monday, 07 September 2009 Read more...

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