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.
Jodie Comer: ‘I really want women to see themselves depicted in a truthful light’
Film

Jodie Comer: ‘I really want women to see themselves depicted in a truthful light’

Peter Capaldi: ‘There are a lot of big problems – there’s no point burying our head in the sand’
TV

Peter Capaldi: ‘There are a lot of big problems – there’s no point burying our head in the sand’

Jodie Comer on taking up space as a woman and advice she received from Killing Eve co-star
Film

Jodie Comer on taking up space as a woman and advice she received from Killing Eve co-star

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: ‘What’s happening in the UK is shameful. There’s serious neglect’
TV

Truelove star Lindsay Duncan: ‘What’s happening in the UK is shameful. There’s serious neglect’

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’
Letter to My Younger Self

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘The drugs? Well, obviously keep away from all that s**t’

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: ‘If men talked about their feelings things would be easier’
TV

Iwan Rheon on new Viagra drama Men Up: ‘If men talked about their feelings things would be easier’

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown
Culture

All the ways Big Issue has influenced popular culture: From Oasis to Killing Eve and The Crown

Ncuti Gatwa on ‘feeling seen’ by Doctor Who, being a Ken and why his Time Lord is ‘very human’
TV

Ncuti Gatwa on ‘feeling seen’ by Doctor Who, being a Ken and why his Time Lord is ‘very human’

Mog’s Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year’s must-watch festive animation
TV

Mog’s Christmas: Behind the scenes of this year’s must-watch festive animation

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat
TV

Tabby McTat: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler and Jodie Whittaker on their new Christmas treat

Russell T Davies on Nolly, It’s a Sin and bringing Kate Winslet back for Dark Season reunion
interview

Russell T Davies on Nolly, It’s a Sin and bringing Kate Winslet back for Dark Season reunion

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’
Letter to my younger self

Aled Jones: ‘My parents gave up so much to let me follow my dreams’