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.
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

Olivia Cooke defied working class odds to win her role in ITV’s ‘Vanity Fair’
TV

Olivia Cooke defied working class odds to win her role in ITV’s ‘Vanity Fair’

‘Yardie’ star Aml Ameen went deep for role in Idris Elba’s directorial debut
Film

‘Yardie’ star Aml Ameen went deep for role in Idris Elba’s directorial debut

Listen to Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie’ playlist that inspired actor Aml Ameen
Music

Listen to Idris Elba’s ‘Yardie’ playlist that inspired actor Aml Ameen

Mother’s Day star Daniel Mays: Colin & Wendy Parry show the power of humanity
TV

Mother’s Day star Daniel Mays: Colin & Wendy Parry show the power of humanity

Listen to Mark Thomas’ Spotify playlist
Music

Listen to Mark Thomas’ Spotify playlist

Tony Adams: “My first addiction was football”
News

Tony Adams: “My first addiction was football”

Light at the end of the tunnel for Guardians of the Arches campaigners?
Politics

Light at the end of the tunnel for Guardians of the Arches campaigners?

Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ uncovers the hidden reality of the working homeless
Housing

Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches’ uncovers the hidden reality of the working homeless