Hosted by Lucie McInerney, Like This Love This features interesting, fun personalities from all walks of life discussing the stories they love: the books that they always recommend, the ones that changed their lives, carried them through grief, made them laugh time and again, or changed their perception of love, the films they can’t help talking about for years after watching, the podcasts that have educated, elucidated and elevated their understanding of a particular topic & the TV shows they come back to again & again. Insightful, emotive and full of those oh-my-god-I-can't-wait-to-share tales, these are the stories that have shaped THEIR story.
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Jenny Colgan: Character, Comedy & The Joy of Reading
Author Jenny Colgan discusses the excellence in writing, exploration, and development of character found in her favorite books, films, podcasts, and television shows, highlighting the joy of reading in this interview.
22 Jan 2026
Christine Adams: Sex, Death & Life on the Inside
This week’s guest Christine Adams has worked as an actress for more than two decades and describes herself as “the hardest working actress you’ve never heard of”. Having left university here in the UK in the early 2000s, Christine first worked - as many young British actors do - in the likes of Doctors, Casualty and Eastenders before moving to the United States in search of more interesting roles.
She started off getting roles in the likes of Stargate SG-1 and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip before progressing on to regular roles in The Whole Truth, Pushing Daisies and Terra Nova. She is currently starring opposite Sir Idris Elba in Hijack, the smash hit show on Apple TV+, and in Malice on Amazon Prime Video with David Duchovny & Jack Whitehall.
Christine’s choices each tell a story of people’s search for belonging and community and reflect her love of people and character. They are fun, insightful and unique - much like Christine herself! The movie she chose stars one of the last remaining stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, her book choice is the first in a modern day saga about a group of people sharing a house in Seventies San Francisco, her podcast is the truth of life on the inside as told by prisoners themselves and her TV show is based on the true story of a woman’s experiences and sexual awakening in the months leading up to her death. All in all, a veritable smorgasbord of excellent storytelling!
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15 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
Maria Balshaw CBE: From Art to Zombies - & Meeting Pedro Pascal
This week I really have a treat in store for you as I speak to Director of Tate Maria Balshaw CBE. Maria was the first woman to take on the role back in 2015 and for the last ten years she has used her position to introduce a broader range of artists to Tate’s various galleries as well as attracting a younger audience through the introduction of Tate Collective which offered free membership to 16-25 year olds and the creation of a £150m endowment fund to secure the group’s financial future.
Prior to joining Tate, Balshaw was director of the Whitworth Gallery in the University of Manchester for over a decade after starting her career in academia. She recently announced that she will stand down from her role at Tate in Spring 2026 so it is a real privilege to speak to her about her career, her achievements and the stories that have resonated with her throughout her life.
Maria’s book choice is a searingly honest and raw account of love in the time of the AIDs epidemic in the UK, the film she chose was made in 1993 but set in the mid-1800s and tells the story of a woman faced with cruelty from all of those around her, the TV show is set on a popular computer game and her podcast choice is a complete departure from the earlier serious themes of the previous titles, ending our chat with some laughter and levity.
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Jenny Colgan: Character, Comedy & The Joy of Reading
Published 29 Jan 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think the most important thing is that people are reading. And that's why we're seeing things like the Times campaign to get Britain reading again. And I think things like that are so important because as long as people are reading, that's the most important thing, surely. You know, I have a little concern about that because it strikes me that quite often these campaigns, although they're very well meaning it's very much a kind of get your five a day message that you're putting out like you shoot, we know, you know, yes, we should all be reading more. Yeah, we should all be getting more exercise. […]
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