For the writer and broadcaster, see Matthew Sweet (writer)

Sidney Matthew Sweet (born c. October 6, 1964) is a pop-rock musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s.

Matthew Sweet, Ph.D., is a British writer, journalist, and BBC broadcaster. He holds doctorate from Oxford University (Ph.D. on the sensation fiction of the 19th century, Wilkie Collins in particular). He was among the contributors to the Oxford Companion to English Literature and was both film and television critic for the Independent on Sunday .

His book, Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema (2005) is a history of the British film business from the silent days - and includes interviews surviving figures from the period.

He is also an author of TV films and series, including Shepperton Babylon (documentary, adapted from the book ), Silent Britain, Checking into History, British Film Forever and A Brief History of Fun, as well as several Doctor Who audio plays and short stories.

Matthew Sweet (born c. October 6, 1964) is a pop-rock musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commerical success during the early 1990s. As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid ’80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52’s. Sweet worked with R.E.M. leader Michael