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

Munich: The Edge of War review - Jeremy Irons excels in a revisionist portrait of Neville Chamberlain Tuesday, 18 January 2022 Read more...	Rules of the Game, BBC One review - feminist workplace drama topples into farce Thursday, 13 January 2022 Read more...
Witch Hunt, All 4 review - dark deeds and dirty money Saturday, 08 January 2022 Read more...	The Tourist, BBC One review - gripping Outback thriller from the Williams brothers Sunday, 02 January 2022 Read more...
A Very British Scandal, BBC One review - the wild life and times of the Duchess of Argyll Monday, 27 December 2021 Read more...	The Amazing Mr Blunden, Sky Max / The Mezzotint, BBC Two reviews - blundering Blunden eclipsed by M R James Friday, 24 December 2021 Read more...
The Girl Before, BBC One review - high-tech dream home contains many a heartache Monday, 20 December 2021 Read more...	Landscapers, Sky Atlantic review - Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as a pair of convicted killers Wednesday, 08 December 2021 Read more...
You Don't Know Me, BBC One review - true love meets inner-city crime wave Tuesday, 07 December 2021 Read more...	Hellbound, Netflix review - supernatural assassins usher in an age of terror Friday, 03 December 2021 Read more...
The Unforgivable review - Sandra Bullock gets stuck in a doom-struck rut Saturday, 27 November 2021 Read more...	The Beatles: Get Back, Disney+ review - 1969 revisited in Peter Jackson's three-part documentary Thursday, 25 November 2021 Read more...
Dopesick, Disney+ review - the harrowing inside story of America's OxyContin scandal Saturday, 20 November 2021 Read more...	Bruised review - Halle Berry takes the blows and does it her way Thursday, 18 November 2021 Read more...
Showtrial, BBC One review - drama a cut above the rest Monday, 15 November 2021 Read more...	Dalgliesh, Channel 5 review - doleful detective fails to fire on all cylinders Saturday, 13 November 2021 Read more...

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Adam Sweeting

Articles By Adam Sweeting

Munich: The Edge of War review - Jeremy Irons excels in a revisionist portrait of Neville Chamberlain

Rules of the Game, BBC One review - feminist workplace drama topples into farce

Witch Hunt, All 4 review - dark deeds and dirty money

The Tourist, BBC One review - gripping Outback thriller from the Williams brothers

A Very British Scandal, BBC One review - the wild life and times of the Duchess of Argyll

The Amazing Mr Blunden, Sky Max / The Mezzotint, BBC Two reviews - blundering Blunden eclipsed by M R James

The Girl Before, BBC One review - high-tech dream home contains many a heartache

Landscapers, Sky Atlantic review - Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star as a pair of convicted killers

You Don't Know Me, BBC One review - true love meets inner-city crime wave

Hellbound, Netflix review - supernatural assassins usher in an age of terror

The Unforgivable review - Sandra Bullock gets stuck in a doom-struck rut

The Beatles: Get Back, Disney+ review - 1969 revisited in Peter Jackson's three-part documentary

Dopesick, Disney+ review - the harrowing inside story of America's OxyContin scandal

Bruised review - Halle Berry takes the blows and does it her way

Showtrial, BBC One review - drama a cut above the rest

Dalgliesh, Channel 5 review - doleful detective fails to fire on all cylinders

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