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

Drive to Survive, Season 5, Netflix review - fly-on-the wall F1 show may need a reboot Friday, 24 February 2023 Read more...	The Gold, BBC One review - gripping dramatisation of the 1983 Brink's-Mat bullion robbery Tuesday, 14 February 2023 Read more...
Fauda, Season 4, Netflix review - Israeli terrorism thriller gets darker and dirtier Saturday, 04 February 2023 Read more...	Women at War, Netflix review - contrasting stories entwine during the chaos of World War One Thursday, 26 January 2023 Read more...
Stewart, Sky Documentaries review - touching and insightful portrait of Scottish race ace Tuesday, 17 January 2023 Read more...	Happy Valley, Series 3, BBC One review - tension mounts as the Yorkshire crime drama approaches its conclusion Monday, 16 January 2023 Read more...
Stonehouse, ITV review - history repeats itself as farce Thursday, 05 January 2023 Read more...	Doc Martin Christmas Special, ITV review - Santa comes to Portwenn as the final curtain falls Tuesday, 27 December 2022 Read more...
All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - life during wartime with the Yorkshire vets Saturday, 24 December 2022 Read more...	Wildcat review - damaged war veteran reborn in the Peruvian jungle Friday, 23 December 2022 Read more...
Adam Sweeting's Top 10 Films of 2022 Thursday, 22 December 2022 Read more...	Harry & Meghan, Netflix review - at home with the Harkles Friday, 09 December 2022 Read more...
George & Tammy, Paramount+ review - alcohol, violence and heartache in Nashville Thursday, 08 December 2022 Read more...	Tokyo Vice, BBC One review - murder, extortion and corruption in the Japanese capital Thursday, 01 December 2022 Read more...
1899, Netflix review - Atlantic voyage turns into cosmic nightmare Thursday, 24 November 2022 Read more...	The English, BBC Two review - Emily Blunt's date with destiny on the prairies Friday, 11 November 2022 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Drive to Survive, Season 5, Netflix review - fly-on-the wall F1 show may need a reboot

The Gold, BBC One review - gripping dramatisation of the 1983 Brink's-Mat bullion robbery

Fauda, Season 4, Netflix review - Israeli terrorism thriller gets darker and dirtier

Women at War, Netflix review - contrasting stories entwine during the chaos of World War One

Stewart, Sky Documentaries review - touching and insightful portrait of Scottish race ace

Happy Valley, Series 3, BBC One review - tension mounts as the Yorkshire crime drama approaches its conclusion

Stonehouse, ITV review - history repeats itself as farce

Doc Martin Christmas Special, ITV review - Santa comes to Portwenn as the final curtain falls

All Creatures Great and Small Christmas Special, Channel 5 review - life during wartime with the Yorkshire vets

Wildcat review - damaged war veteran reborn in the Peruvian jungle

Adam Sweeting's Top 10 Films of 2022

Harry & Meghan, Netflix review - at home with the Harkles

George & Tammy, Paramount+ review - alcohol, violence and heartache in Nashville

Tokyo Vice, BBC One review - murder, extortion and corruption in the Japanese capital

1899, Netflix review - Atlantic voyage turns into cosmic nightmare

The English, BBC Two review - Emily Blunt's date with destiny on the prairies

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