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.
Tuppence Middleton: ‘Mank’ made me grateful to work in post-Me Too Hollywood
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Tuppence Middleton: ‘Mank’ made me grateful to work in post-Me Too Hollywood

His Dark Materials’ Ariyon Bakare: ‘My homelessness meant total invisibility’
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His Dark Materials’ Ariyon Bakare: ‘My homelessness meant total invisibility’

Nick Frost: We want the horror to be frightening and the comedy to be funny
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Nick Frost: We want the horror to be frightening and the comedy to be funny

His House: The new Netflix horror where the monster is our immigration system
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His House: The new Netflix horror where the monster is our immigration system

Hayley Squires: ‘This country has a class problem. Always has, always will’
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Hayley Squires: ‘This country has a class problem. Always has, always will’

Sally Hawkins: ‘Stories transform how we see others and unlock understanding’
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Sally Hawkins: ‘Stories transform how we see others and unlock understanding’

Dexys legend reveals Twitter Listening Parties revived love for early albums
Music

Dexys legend reveals Twitter Listening Parties revived love for early albums

The Brexit and Covid parallels in Emily Watson’s new drama The Third Day
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The Brexit and Covid parallels in Emily Watson’s new drama The Third Day

David Tennant on ‘Des’: This is about a failure of society
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David Tennant on ‘Des’: This is about a failure of society

Writer Luke Neal: watch ‘Des’ with the victims, not Dennis Nilsen, in mind
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Writer Luke Neal: watch ‘Des’ with the victims, not Dennis Nilsen, in mind

David Tennant: ‘This is about a failure of society’
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David Tennant: ‘This is about a failure of society’

Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid
Music

Kristin Hersh: Major labels bank on the assumption that people are stupid