Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
Stan Lee interview: “The world always needs heroes”
Film

Stan Lee interview: “The world always needs heroes”

John Torode: “Finally the British are not ashamed of their food”
TV

John Torode: “Finally the British are not ashamed of their food”

David McCallum: “Donald Trump is telling it how it is”
TV

David McCallum: “Donald Trump is telling it how it is”

Richard Dreyfuss: “Donald Trump? He’s just a comedy television series”
Film

Richard Dreyfuss: “Donald Trump? He’s just a comedy television series”

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life
Books

War and Peace writer Andrew Davies: Bringing Tolstoy back to life

Stan Lee: “Imagine Spider-Man saying: ‘May the force be with you’!”
Film

Stan Lee: “Imagine Spider-Man saying: ‘May the force be with you’!”

Alexander Dreymon: “I have so much respect for girls with long hair now”
TV

Alexander Dreymon: “I have so much respect for girls with long hair now”

Daisy Ridley: “Japan is way ahead of the curve in terms of gender in cinema”
Film

Daisy Ridley: “Japan is way ahead of the curve in terms of gender in cinema”

Jamie Lawson: “It was a dream come true – and I thought I’d blown it”
Music

Jamie Lawson: “It was a dream come true – and I thought I’d blown it”

Eric Idle: “I know just how God feels at the weekends”
TV

Eric Idle: “I know just how God feels at the weekends”

Stellan Skarsgård: “Scandinavia is the most emancipated corner of the world”
TV

Stellan Skarsgård: “Scandinavia is the most emancipated corner of the world”

Karl Pilkington: “Moaning is productive. It gets stuff done”
TV

Karl Pilkington: “Moaning is productive. It gets stuff done”