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.
Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’
Books

Lemn Sissay: ‘My younger self did not deserve what institutions did to him’

Mary Beard: Look to rising poverty to explain the mental health crisis
TV

Mary Beard: Look to rising poverty to explain the mental health crisis

Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey’s new series shows the impact of poverty
Social Justice

Orwell Prize-winner Darren McGarvey’s new series shows the impact of poverty

Stephen Hendry: ‘You have to be very selfish to be and stay the best’
Culture

Stephen Hendry: ‘You have to be very selfish to be and stay the best’

Joseph Gilgun: ‘I couldn’t read. I couldn’t write. My behaviour was terrible’
TV

Joseph Gilgun: ‘I couldn’t read. I couldn’t write. My behaviour was terrible’

Aisling Bea says making therapy accessible is her ‘big issue’
TV

Aisling Bea says making therapy accessible is her ‘big issue’

George Clarke: 60,000 sign petition as council homes campaign builds momentum
Housing

George Clarke: 60,000 sign petition as council homes campaign builds momentum

George Clarke blasts the state for shirking its housing responsibility
Housing

George Clarke blasts the state for shirking its housing responsibility

Broke: New BBC series shows ‘perfect storm of poverty’ in austerity Britain
Social Justice

Broke: New BBC series shows ‘perfect storm of poverty’ in austerity Britain

John Bird and homelessness sector react to Jeremy Hunt’s Housing First pledge
Housing

John Bird and homelessness sector react to Jeremy Hunt’s Housing First pledge

Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”
TV

Jill Halfpenny: “I felt like the luckiest girl alive”

Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas
TV

Adil Ray is leading the way for diversity in period dramas