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.
Professor Brian Cox and Chris Packham: ‘We have to hurt before we fix things’
Environment

Professor Brian Cox and Chris Packham: ‘We have to hurt before we fix things’

Greta Thunberg: ‘The climate crisis is a social crisis’
Environment

Greta Thunberg: ‘The climate crisis is a social crisis’

Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’
TV

Matt Baker: ‘When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work’

The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound
TV

The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound

Netflix, the Obamas, and the new cultural elite streaming your way
TV

Netflix, the Obamas, and the new cultural elite streaming your way

Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’
Music

Gabrielle: ‘Dreams definitely can come true!’

Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: ‘Representation is important’
TV

Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: ‘Representation is important’

Documentaries about prisons everyone should see
TV

Documentaries about prisons everyone should see

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston and Vicky McClure interrogate… each other
TV

Line of Duty’s Martin Compston and Vicky McClure interrogate… each other

How Line of Duty became our national TV obsession
TV

How Line of Duty became our national TV obsession

Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio reveals if this is the last season
TV

Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio reveals if this is the last season

Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’
News

Dame Kelly Holmes: ‘Believing in yourself is so powerful’