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.
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’

Desiree Akhavan: It’s important for me that my voice is out there
TV

Desiree Akhavan: It’s important for me that my voice is out there

Jodie Whittaker: “I want to bring inclusivity and hope to Doctor Who”
TV

Jodie Whittaker: “I want to bring inclusivity and hope to Doctor Who”

New Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker poses with this week’s The Big Issue
TV

New Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker poses with this week’s The Big Issue

6 things we learned about Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who debut
TV

6 things we learned about Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor Who debut

Jodie Whittaker: I hope we start to see that women are not a genre
TV

Jodie Whittaker: I hope we start to see that women are not a genre

Chloë Grace Moretz: “Buying a ticket to see this movie is casting a ballot”
Film

Chloë Grace Moretz: “Buying a ticket to see this movie is casting a ballot”

Sadiq Khan doubles down on homelessness prevention at hostel re-opening
Housing

Sadiq Khan doubles down on homelessness prevention at hostel re-opening