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.
Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher
TV

Brian and Maggie shows Rachel Reeves is taking the wrong lessons from Margaret Thatcher

Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’
Letter To My Younger Self

Pete Doherty: ‘Living without heroin was very hard to imagine’

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Film

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Film

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
Film

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
Letter To My Younger Self

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most
Debt

Bank of Dave: Meet the man bringing the fight to loan sharks and helping those who need it most

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’
TV

Ella Maisy Purvis on crime drama Patience and why she doesn’t want to be a ‘robotic, asexual drone’

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic
Interview

Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones and James Corden on creating a beloved British classic

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture
TV

‘I’m very privileged’: Nicola Coughlan on Doctor Who and mixing politics and pop culture

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024
Christmas TV

Donkeys, Dickens and Gareth Southgate: All the best TV and radio shows for Christmas 2024