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.
The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’
TV

The Responder writer Tony Schumacher: ‘Suddenly all I had was my car and my dog’

Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’
The Responder

Martin Freeman: ‘I’ve never been a copper, but The Responder felt authentic to me’

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
TV

Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’

Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’
Letter To My Younger Self

Sir Kenneth Branagh: ‘I relived many painful and beautiful days making Belfast’

‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film
Film

‘We are turning into a corrupt country’: Jeremy Irons and Robert Harris on their new Netflix film

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
Strictly Come Dancing

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’

Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help
Green Planet

Plants are still running the world… but new David Attenborough series The Green Planet shows they need our help

Maxine Peake on Hillsborough drama Anne: ‘The criminal justice system can be a very hostile place’
Hillsborough

Maxine Peake on Hillsborough drama Anne: ‘The criminal justice system can be a very hostile place’

Peter Dinklage: ‘Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?’
Letter To My Younger Self

Peter Dinklage: ‘Who says beautiful white people own the rights to romantic stories?’

Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis

10 great documentaries you can watch on The Big Issue TV with a free month’s trial
The Big Issue TV

10 great documentaries you can watch on The Big Issue TV with a free month’s trial

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry
Business

Freeports will not save Christmas. Sorry