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.
‘Killed By My Debt’ highlights the fatal extremes of the gig economy
Employment

‘Killed By My Debt’ highlights the fatal extremes of the gig economy

Robin Hood Gardens: How the housing of the future became a relic of the past
Housing

Robin Hood Gardens: How the housing of the future became a relic of the past

The King and I: Christopher Eccleston on Sir Anthony Hopkins
TV

The King and I: Christopher Eccleston on Sir Anthony Hopkins

Sheila Hancock on climbing a mountain, loneliness, and Brexit heartbreak
TV

Sheila Hancock on climbing a mountain, loneliness, and Brexit heartbreak

Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal
News

Ronnie O’Sullivan compares his snooker career to an injured animal

‘Skid Row Marathon’ tells the remarkable stories of LA’s homeless runners
Housing

‘Skid Row Marathon’ tells the remarkable stories of LA’s homeless runners

“Such a powerful story, so inspiring”: ‘Skid Row Marathon’ reviewed
Housing

“Such a powerful story, so inspiring”: ‘Skid Row Marathon’ reviewed

Cumberbatch’s Patrick Melrose “cuts to the heart of a rotten class system”
TV

Cumberbatch’s Patrick Melrose “cuts to the heart of a rotten class system”

Daniel Brühl says Netflix’s The Alienist is like a CSI origins show
TV

Daniel Brühl says Netflix’s The Alienist is like a CSI origins show

Councils are failing thousands of young people on the verge of homelessness
Housing

Councils are failing thousands of young people on the verge of homelessness

Spinal Tap legend Derek Smalls rewrites the music manual for The Big Issue
Music

Spinal Tap legend Derek Smalls rewrites the music manual for The Big Issue

Watch running documentary ‘Skid Row Marathon’ across the UK on May 9
Film

Watch running documentary ‘Skid Row Marathon’ across the UK on May 9