London Love Stories with Katie Strick

We all know Sadiq Khan and his son-of-a-bus-driver-to-mayor-of-London story. But what about Sadiq Khan: Tooting resident, husband of Saadiya and father-of-two?Host Katie Strick sits down with our city’s mayor for an exclusive look at his rollercoaster love affair with our capital, from meeting his wife as a teenager to embarrassing his daughters and the important dating advice he gives to his single friends.Make sure to follow London Love Stories with Katie Strick wherever you get your podcasts.

What’s that they say about buses and two coming at once? Perhaps the same can be said of bus-related love stories, too. Host Katie Strick meets Rory and Charlotte, another couple who have a lot to thank the number 17 bus route for.Make sure to follow London Love Stories with Katie Strick wherever you get your podcasts.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch via londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

There’s clearly something about the number 17. Host Katie Strick meets Alice and Elliot, the first of two couples who fell in love after meeting on the same bus route from King’s Cross.Make sure to follow London Love Stories with Katie Strick wherever you get your podcasts.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch via londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

A very special charity episode. In honour of The Standard’s Winter Survival Appeal with Comic Relief, host Katie Strick meets the creator of the great British rom-com and co-founder of Comic Relief, Richard Curtis, to hear his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city. To donate, please visit comicrelief.com/wintersurvival

What happens when the love of your life leaves you in a new city? Host Katie Strick meets theatre workers Arif and Ricky, who met after peculiarly parallel breakup stories.Make sure to follow London Love Stories with Katie Strick wherever you get your podcasts.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch via londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

Think Love Island, but in a Putney flatshare during lockdown. Host Katie Strick meets Laura and Richy, two SpareRoomers from opposite sides of the political spectrum who kept their relationship secret for the best part of a year.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch via londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

Can you meet the right person at the wrong time? Host Katie Strick meets retired couple Lesley and Alan, whose 50-year love story saw them marry each other twice, 11 years apart.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch at londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

A London Ambulance Service paramedic and a Met Police officer walk into a chicken shop. Host Katie Strick meets emergency service workers Paige and Rob, who had a date with destiny when they both answered the same 999 call. Got a love or dating story in the capital? Get in touch at londonlovestories@standard.co.uk

A real-life Sliding Doors meet-cute. Host Katie Strick meets Londoners Aaron and Rachel, who fell in love and moved in together just five weeks after a chance encounter on the Tube.Got a love or dating story in the capital? Drop us an email at londonlovestories@standard.co.uk