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.
Jessica Barden: 'Being a young person in London is really stressful'
Jessica Barden
interview

Jessica Barden: 'Being a young person in London is really stressful'

'We had hardly any money but a lot of fun': Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha
A-ha in 1986
Music

'We had hardly any money but a lot of fun': Morten Harket talks Take On Me and the early days of A-ha

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers' strike
protest sign in Nuremberg that reads 'fight today for a better tomorrow'
young activists

World Book Day: The best books for kids to read during a teachers' strike

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker
Betty Boothroyd
Politics

Betty Boothroyd: From campaigning for JFK to becoming the first female speaker

'I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution': Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador
Dane Baptiste
campaigning

'I want to help people to come together collectively for a solution': Dane Baptiste becomes a Big Issue Ambassador

Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'
Morten Harket
A-ha

Morten Harket: 'Fame is a massive onslaught on any human being'

Daniel Mays: 'I had a burning desire to be noticed'
Daniel Mays as Sid in Mike Leigh’s award-winning Vera Drake
Culture

Daniel Mays: 'I had a burning desire to be noticed'

Sharper director Benjamin Caron: 'Money basically equals success in New York'
John Lithgow and Julianne Moore in Sharper
Interview

Sharper director Benjamin Caron: 'Money basically equals success in New York'

Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up
Leila Farzad stars on new BBC police drama Better Image: BBC/Sister Pictures
TV

Leila Farzad: I didn't see people that looked like me on TV growing up

Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)
Rufus Sewell and Prince Andrew
TV

Rufus Sewell is too hot to play Prince Andrew (but he still won’t be sweating in new Netflix film Scoop)

LGBT+ history month: 11 essential TV shows from Queer As Folk to The Last Of Us
The young cast of It's A Sin
LGBTQ+ History Month

LGBT+ history month: 11 essential TV shows from Queer As Folk to The Last Of Us

Who was Nolly? Crossroads star Noele Gordon wasn't a diva, says Russell T Davies
Helena Bonham Carter as Nolly.
drama

Who was Nolly? Crossroads star Noele Gordon wasn't a diva, says Russell T Davies