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.
Sadiq Khan: It’s a scandal how many rough sleepers suffer with mental illness
Housing

Sadiq Khan: It’s a scandal how many rough sleepers suffer with mental illness

“It’s a game to them”: Sean Bean talks Twitter and volatile world leaders
TV

“It’s a game to them”: Sean Bean talks Twitter and volatile world leaders

Big Issue ambassador Sabrina Cohen-Hatton appears on Desert Island Discs
Radio

Big Issue ambassador Sabrina Cohen-Hatton appears on Desert Island Discs

Susan Lynch: Faith, Hope and Charity shows the vulnerability of our times
Culture

Susan Lynch: Faith, Hope and Charity shows the vulnerability of our times

Ashley Walters: ‘Some people feel left out of the worlds on their doorsteps’
TV

Ashley Walters: ‘Some people feel left out of the worlds on their doorsteps’

The Last Tree director Shola Amoo: “This country is in an identity crisis”
Film

The Last Tree director Shola Amoo: “This country is in an identity crisis”

‘People always look to escape in difficult times’ say Downton Abbey stars
Film

‘People always look to escape in difficult times’ say Downton Abbey stars

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’