Adrian Lobb
Adrian Lobb
Adrian has written for The Big Issue since 2012, as a freelance and now as TV Editor, having made his debut with an exclusive Benedict Cumberbatch cover story. It has not, he insists, been all downhill ever since. He specialises in writing about television and the cultural / social importance of the arts, as well as music, film, homelessness, politics and much more. He has interviewed all the actors, many of the directors, some of the musicians and quite a few of the politicians. He was lucky enough to spend a week with Mark Hamill back in 2016 as the Star Wars legend interviewed Ray and Dave Davies from The Kinks for The Big Issue, joined Two-Tone heroes The Specials as they revisited the site of the video shoot for Ghost Town, dropped an entire cup of tea all over Ralph Fiennes during an interview, quizzed Billie Jean King about tennis and politics, talked Brexit with Danny Dyer and has spoken to every Doctor Who lead actor since the show's return in 2005. He has been a journalist since 2000 and among many others has written for the Guardian, Four Four Two, TV Times, the Quietus, the Mirror and TV Choice. He is also a keen runner, having completed three marathons (so far), and is a trustee of The Running Charity, which works through mentoring and fitness training with young people experiencing homelessness.
Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’
Culture

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh: ‘My first dream was to be a bass player in a punk band’

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women
review

Dixon and Daughters: Vital National Theatre production shows how trauma can echo through generations of women

The best TV of the year 2023
TV

The best TV of the year 2023

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS
Interview

Niamh Algar: ITV drama Malpractice exposes uncomfortable truths about NHS

Exclusive first play: The Lottery Winners ft. Frank Turner on new song ‘Letter To Myself’
Music

Exclusive first play: The Lottery Winners ft. Frank Turner on new song ‘Letter To Myself’

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty
TV gets political

Gary Lineker had the government scared. They should have been worrying about Casualty

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’
interview

Cash Carraway on Rain Dogs: ‘We always see working-class stories through a middle-class gaze’

Freema Agyeman: ‘I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue’
Dreamland

Freema Agyeman: ‘I miss a good pub and I miss a good queue’

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I just want to dance in the street and lick people’s faces’
interview

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I just want to dance in the street and lick people’s faces’

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’
mental health

Siobhán McSweeney: ‘I think The Great Pottery Throw Down saved my life’

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’
drama

David Harewood: ‘I would tell my younger self to get prepared. Because life is tough, isn’t it?’

James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’
Interview

James Norton: ‘A Little Life is the scariest thing I’ve ever done’