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 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

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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’

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Music

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

Creature Comforts? Samuel West on the politics of All Creatures Great & Small
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Creature Comforts? Samuel West on the politics of All Creatures Great & Small

Kevin Maxwell: racism and homophobia blighted my career in the Met police
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Kevin Maxwell: racism and homophobia blighted my career in the Met police

This is hardcore: guest editor Jarvis Cocker takes over The Big Issue
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This is hardcore: guest editor Jarvis Cocker takes over The Big Issue

Daniel Mays: Some of the greatest art is created in dire circumstances
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Daniel Mays: Some of the greatest art is created in dire circumstances

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Actor, poet, changemaker: Jade Anouka unleashes new short film for the BBC…

Tanni Grey-Thompson: “We need to teach how to register to vote in schools”
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Tanni Grey-Thompson: “We need to teach how to register to vote in schools”

Jimmy McGovern is the latest writer to invoke The Big Issue to represent hope
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Jimmy McGovern is the latest writer to invoke The Big Issue to represent hope