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.
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’

David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality
race

David Harewood: UK off-shored our racism and brutality

The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue
TV

The Crown: New series to show Princess Diana and Prince William selling The Big Issue

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment
Film

Meet Me In The Bathroom: nostalgic retelling of a New York moment

Jessica Barden: ‘Being a young person in London is really stressful’
interview

Jessica Barden: ‘Being a young person in London is really stressful’

‘We had hardly any money but a lot of fun’: Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha
Music

‘We had hardly any money but a lot of fun’: Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike
young activists

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers’ strike

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker
Politics

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker

‘I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution’: Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador
campaigning

‘I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution’: Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’
A-ha

Morten Harket: ‘Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being’