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.
Dig the new business breed: Ethical entrepreneurship at the Enactus World Cup
Enactus KCL at The Shard
Activism

Dig the new business breed: Ethical entrepreneurship at the Enactus World Cup

Chris Patten: “Conservative Party being undermined by English nationalism"
Chris Patten
Politics

Chris Patten: “Conservative Party being undermined by English nationalism"

Randy Newman: "America is taking backwards steps"
Randy Newman on Later... With Jools Holland
Music

Randy Newman: "America is taking backwards steps"

Lawrie McMenemy: "Never forget where you came from"
Lawrie McMenemy
News

Lawrie McMenemy: "Never forget where you came from"

Social change through football – that's the heart of the Mata
Juan Mata - Common Goal
News

Social change through football – that's the heart of the Mata

Mark Gatiss: "It feels like many gay rights victories are slipping away"
Mark Gatiss
TV

Mark Gatiss: "It feels like many gay rights victories are slipping away"

Phil Spencer: "These families are homeless, and there are no shortcuts"
Phil Spencer
TV

Phil Spencer: "These families are homeless, and there are no shortcuts"

Momentum: "We're one of the country's most important political organisations"
Momentum banner
Politics

Momentum: "We're one of the country's most important political organisations"

Owen Jones: "Labour's manifesto genuinely inspired people"
Owen Jones
Politics

Owen Jones: "Labour's manifesto genuinely inspired people"

Novara: "Building a social majority is about negotiating differences"
Students
Politics

Novara: "Building a social majority is about negotiating differences"

Jeremy Corbyn rocks Glastonbury – How did it come to this?
Jeremy Corbyn at Glastonbury
Adrian Lobb

Jeremy Corbyn rocks Glastonbury – How did it come to this?

New documentary shows how Nightstop helps young people facing homelessness
Film

New documentary shows how Nightstop helps young people facing homelessness

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