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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

Troy: Fall of a City, BBC One review - soapification of the Trojan War

Sunday, 18 February 2018 Read more...

Collateral, BBC Two review - a lecture or a drama?

Thursday, 15 February 2018 Read more...

The Shape of Water review - love in a Cold War climate

Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Read more...

All or Nothing: The Mod Musical, Arts Theatre - plenty of room for ravers

Friday, 09 February 2018 Read more...

Spiral, Series 6 Finale, BBC Four review - hot fuzz hit new heights

Sunday, 04 February 2018 Read more...

Gomorrah, Series 3, Sky Atlantic review - there will be blood

Friday, 02 February 2018 Read more...

Strike Back, Series 6 part 2, Sky 1 review - shoot first, talk later

Thursday, 01 February 2018 Read more...

Journey's End review - requiem for the poor bloody infantry

Tuesday, 30 January 2018 Read more...

Hits, Hype and Hustle: An Insider's Guide to the Music Business, BBC Four review - how gigs got big

Saturday, 27 January 2018 Read more...

Britannia, Sky Atlantic review - Druids, sex and sorcery

Friday, 19 January 2018 Read more...

The Commuter review - trouble on the main line

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 Read more...

Hard Sun, BBC One review - cops versus the end of the world

Sunday, 07 January 2018 Read more...

Hostiles review – powerful but preachy Frontier fable

Friday, 05 January 2018 Read more...

Albums of the Year 2017: Robert Plant - Carry Fire

Sunday, 31 December 2017 Read more...

Spiral, Series 6, BBC Four review - grime pays in the City of Light

Sunday, 31 December 2017 Read more...

Molly's Game review - Jessica Chastain gets her poker face on

Tuesday, 26 December 2017 Read more...

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