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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

Blood, Series 2, Channel 5 review - expertly-crafted thriller turns the screw

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Paul Hollywood Eats Japan, Channel 4 review - Mr Bake Off gets culture shock

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The Village, ITV review - the weird and wonderful micro-climate of Portmeirion

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Van der Valk, ITV review - can the Dutch detective make a successful comeback?

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Gangs of London, Sky Atlantic review - bloody terrifying

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The Truth about Amazon, Channel 4 review - buyer beware

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A Country Life for Half the Price, Channel 5 review - Essex couple Sam and Lucy become rural entrepreneurs

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DVD: The Year of the Sex Olympics

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Earth and Blood, Netflix review - tense and broody thriller ultimately falls short

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Quiz, ITV review - cheats never prosper. Well, hardly ever

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Believe Me: The Cyprus Rape Case, ITV review - British teenager’s holiday from hell

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Prue Leith: Journey with My Daughter, Channel 4 review - an emotional journey into the past

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Blu-ray: Rio Grande

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Danger Close review - the Vietnam war from an Australian perspective

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theartsdesk Q&A: actor Gemma Whelan

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Alma's Not Normal, BBC Two review - bare-knuckle comedy pilot hits the spot

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