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.
Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’
espionage

Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Kim Philby drama: ‘You can have a lot of fun in the spy genre’

Bafta Breakthrough: ‘Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen’
Culture

Bafta Breakthrough: ‘Someone requested a meeting with Brad Pitt and they made it happen’

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community
Racism

Doreen Lawrence says the UK justice system ‘degrades’ the Black community

David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?
World cup

David Beckham: Will the feel-good factor of Save Our Squad survive his Qatar connections?

The Crown: Does season 5 go too far in dramatising Royal Family trauma?
Preview

The Crown: Does season 5 go too far in dramatising Royal Family trauma?

Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape
TV history

Channel 4 at 40: 21 shows that changed the political and cultural landscape

Bill Nighy: ‘Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate’
Film

Bill Nighy: ‘Everyone can make a difference if we cooperate’

Kazuo Ishiguro: ‘We need better leaders’
On screen

Kazuo Ishiguro: ‘We need better leaders’

Jodie Whittaker helps out a Big Issue vendor by signing copies of Doctor Who magazines
Our vendors

Jodie Whittaker helps out a Big Issue vendor by signing copies of Doctor Who magazines

Eddie Redmayne: ‘At the end of lockdown I was looking to explode’
Film

Eddie Redmayne: ‘At the end of lockdown I was looking to explode’

Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’
TV

Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’

Jodie Whittaker: The exclusive Doctor Who exit interview
TV

Jodie Whittaker: The exclusive Doctor Who exit interview