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.
Gloria Estefan explains how education turned her family life around
Music

Gloria Estefan explains how education turned her family life around

The Divine Comedy are back to rage on inequality, Brexit and Trump
Music

The Divine Comedy are back to rage on inequality, Brexit and Trump

Shane Meadows on The Virtues: ‘It has all the trademarks of my work’
TV

Shane Meadows on The Virtues: ‘It has all the trademarks of my work’

Shane Meadows, Stephen Graham and This Is England’s enduring creative legacy
TV

Shane Meadows, Stephen Graham and This Is England’s enduring creative legacy

Stephen Graham: ‘I bought a Big Issue…and realised the vendor was my cousin’
TV

Stephen Graham: ‘I bought a Big Issue…and realised the vendor was my cousin’

Jed Mercurio: ‘We can’t risk not tying everything up for Line of Duty fans’
TV

Jed Mercurio: ‘We can’t risk not tying everything up for Line of Duty fans’

Jared Harris: Our generation is dropping the ball on climate change
TV

Jared Harris: Our generation is dropping the ball on climate change

Damon Albarn: ‘Britain is emotionally messed up. Fraught. Disturbed’
Music

Damon Albarn: ‘Britain is emotionally messed up. Fraught. Disturbed’

Our young climate activists asked M&S how clothing can care for the planet
Environment

Our young climate activists asked M&S how clothing can care for the planet

After years of homelessness, Rhyss is taking on the London Marathon
Housing

After years of homelessness, Rhyss is taking on the London Marathon

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton joins The Big Issue as ambassador
News

Sabrina Cohen-Hatton joins The Big Issue as ambassador

How one of the UK’s top firefighters got a new start at The Big Issue
News

How one of the UK’s top firefighters got a new start at The Big Issue