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.
Ruth Wilson reveals the mother of all stories in ‘Mrs Wilson’
TV

Ruth Wilson reveals the mother of all stories in ‘Mrs Wilson’

Lemn Sissay: “Why does society hate young people in care?”
TV

Lemn Sissay: “Why does society hate young people in care?”

King of Albert Square Danny Dyer stands ready to sort out basketcase Britain
TV

King of Albert Square Danny Dyer stands ready to sort out basketcase Britain

Andrea Riseborough: We’re at the turning point for female oppression
Film

Andrea Riseborough: We’re at the turning point for female oppression

There are now more than 300,000 people living homeless in Britain
Housing

There are now more than 300,000 people living homeless in Britain

Roger Daltrey: ‘I’ve not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes’
Music

Roger Daltrey: ‘I’ve not been perfect, but I hope I learned from my mistakes’

Veterans Aid is helping hundreds of homeless veterans find sanctuary
Housing

Veterans Aid is helping hundreds of homeless veterans find sanctuary

Inside the unlikely nerve-centre fighting against veteran homelessness
Housing

Inside the unlikely nerve-centre fighting against veteran homelessness

We asked our leaders how they’re solving homelessness. Here are their answers
Housing

We asked our leaders how they’re solving homelessness. Here are their answers

‘The Little Drummer Girl’ is a perfect high-gloss Sunday night spy drama
Books

‘The Little Drummer Girl’ is a perfect high-gloss Sunday night spy drama

‘Butterfly’ is game-changing TV for transgender kids and their parents
Social Justice

‘Butterfly’ is game-changing TV for transgender kids and their parents

Romesh Ranganathan’s teenage struggle with poverty was ‘insane’
TV

Romesh Ranganathan’s teenage struggle with poverty was ‘insane’