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.
Matt Damon: ‘Politicians will always stoke the divides between us’
Film

Matt Damon: ‘Politicians will always stoke the divides between us’

Jackson Browne: ‘The best is always yet to come’
Music

Jackson Browne: ‘The best is always yet to come’

Silver Pride pioneers in overdue celebration of older LGBTQ+ people
Culture

Silver Pride pioneers in overdue celebration of older LGBTQ+ people

Aisling Bea: This Way Up was ‘like trying to light a barbecue in a storm’
TV

Aisling Bea: This Way Up was ‘like trying to light a barbecue in a storm’

Jonathan Edwards: ‘It almost feels like somebody else’s life’
News

Jonathan Edwards: ‘It almost feels like somebody else’s life’

George Clarke: My bold vision for the future of UK housing
News

George Clarke: My bold vision for the future of UK housing

Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’
Film

Nowhere Special: ‘James Norton’s special performance of repressed emotion’

James Bowen reveals statue of Street Cat Bob in London: ‘It’s his legacy’
News

James Bowen reveals statue of Street Cat Bob in London: ‘It’s his legacy’

Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries
TV

Kathy Burke on money, wealth and all of life’s fineries

How sporting nostalgia is helping people with dementia
Activism

How sporting nostalgia is helping people with dementia

Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’
Music

Joan Armatrading: ‘I didn’t know I was breaking ground’

James Bowen to unveil new Street Cat Bob statue in Islington
News

James Bowen to unveil new Street Cat Bob statue in Islington