Everything From Nothing: The Waterloo Road Podcast

It seems Waterloo Road didn't learn its work experience lessons after the Slack Knicker Lady debacle. This time, Janeece and Maxine are working in an old people's home. Meanwhile, Tom and Davina dance a strange dance and Steph returns from France with an armful of culturally insensitive souvenirs. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson, as always, are here to discuss the madness. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 1...

A supporting player from Coronation Street creates trouble for Davina on Waterloo Road this week, while Rachel is compromised by a man who radiates evil from his evil suit and evil car. Superfan Tom Beasley and fan-in-the-making Luke Stevenson discuss the good and the bad of the episode. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 12 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008px7d/waterloo-road-...

Rachel has ambitious plans to win over a problem pupil on this week's Waterloo Road . Superfan Tom Beasley and work-in-progress Luke Stevenson discuss the episode, though Luke is perhaps not quite as far along the path to fandom as he once was. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 11 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008nl1c/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-11/ Prepare for SERIES 3, E...

It's musical time on Waterloo Road , so join superfan Tom Beasley and work-in-progress Luke Stevenson for a rousing chorus of Suddenly Last Summer or, preferably, any other song on the planet. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 10 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008h4b4/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-10/ Prepare for SERIES 3, EPISODE 11 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...

Something very serious has happened at Waterloo Road , so naturally we've got an hour of TV packed with bizarre comedy alongside scenes of surprisingly real emotional power . Superfan Tom Beasley and work-in-progress Luke Stevenson discuss the good, the bad and the Steph Haydock of this very uneven episode. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 9 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008...

Eddie takes the boys of Waterloo Road to the great outdoors on this week's episode, while everything goes a bit Final Destination for our Kid of the Week. As always, superfan Tom Beasley and work-in-progress Luke Stevenson are here to analyse the episode and, this week, they discuss a music festival experience that proved painful for a British legend. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 8 of Waterloo Road her...

There are serious issues at play, alongside some enterprise-themed weirdness on this week's episode of Waterloo Road , as well as the arrival of a new headteacher . Superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson discuss every oddball development. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 7 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008by85/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-7/ Prepare for SERIES 3, EPISODE...

It's a flamin' interview! And the flamin' press will no doubt hear about it. Jack Rimmer actor Jason Merrells joins Tom Beasley for a chat all about his time on Waterloo Road . We talk about what attracted Jason to the show, the acting lessons he learned and why everyone is shocked when it turns out he isn't from the North. Remember this is a double episode week and there will be a normal episode...

It's a farewell to a legend this week, as Jack Rimmer says goodbye to Waterloo Road . Battling through the tears, superfan Tom Beasley and co-host Luke Stevenson are here to do what Jack would've wanted and go at this episode like a bull at a gate. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 6 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0088yvd/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-6/ Prepare for SERIES 3,...

Donte is on the warpath this week, smashing stuff up with a baseball bat. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and co-host Luke Stevenson are here to delve through the wreckage to analyse an episode packed to the brim with romantic drama. See, this sort of nonsense is what happens when people leave their socks on! Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 5 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...

We're back to kids of the week and also back to potentially difficult issues, with Waterloo Road taking on the revelation that a pupil is HIV-positive. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson, as always, are here to discuss the serious stuff – and what Brett Aspinall might use as a pick-up line. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 4 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0085by0/waterloo-road-se...

It's all a bit Match of the Day this week, as Waterloo Road depicts the run-up to the school's first football match. Our very own Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer – Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson – are ready and willing to pick through the madness, as always. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 3 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0084lqy/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-3/ Prepare for S...

This week, on Waterloo Road Jack is struggling with trauma, the school is going the way of a singing competition and Eddie is breaking up a fight club. Fortunately, your superfan Tom Beasley and co-host Luke Stevenson are here to break down all of the madness. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 2 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0082j6k/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-2/ Prepare f...

Waterloo Road is back for series three and so are superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson. We jubilate over the title of our podcast finally making sense and discuss one of the first major refreshes of the central cast, as old faces bow out and new ones emerge. Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 1 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00825qf/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-1/ P...

You know him as Andrew Treneman. We know him as the Trene-meme, or our "voice of God". But now, it's time to get to know the man behind the smart clothes and cut-glass accent as actor Jamie Glover joins host Tom Beasley for a wide-ranging chat about his Waterloo Road experience. We talk about his audition process, his friendship with Jack Rimmer actor Jason Merrells and his time playing Harry Pott...

It's series finale time, and we have a special podcast fan announcement, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson break down a bizarre episode that brings together all of the series' big stories into one, ungainly hour of TV. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 12 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007clx8/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-12/ *** If you want to...

With just two episodes of the series to go, there's a strange about turn into an entirely different world of stories as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson try to grapple with the arrival of religious fundamentalism and a very sketchy burger van. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 11 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007cls0/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-...

The frivolity is undercut by a very serious story development this week, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson deal with the show's toughest episode yet. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 10 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007cln8/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-10/ Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 11 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007cls0/wa...

One of Britain's finest acting exports pays a visit to Rochdale's most turbulent educational establishment this week, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson try to get beyond our awe for Jack O'Connell to actually critique the show. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 9 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007cljf/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-9/ Prepare for...

The kids of Rochdale attract the attention of an eagle-eyed work experience supervisor and, of course, "the flamin' press" as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss another bonkers episode. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 8 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007cldz/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-8/ Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 9 here: https://www....

A student teacher's secret does not escape the eagle-eyed attention of Andrew Treneman this week, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss a strange, underwhelming episode. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 7 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckw8/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-7/ Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 8 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplaye...

Tom Clarkson is in trouble and the masked attacker is unveiled, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss the show's latest episode. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 6 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckpx/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-6 Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 7 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckw8/waterloo-road-series-2-...

Storylines converge for an episode of exhausting, hefty drama in amid the usual silliness. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss the show's latest episode, in all of its chaos and carnage. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 5 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckjy/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-5 Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 5 here: https://www.b...

A salacious secret from Roger's past sparks hilarity at the school, and on the podcast, as Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss the show's latest episode. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 4 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckdy/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-4 Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 5 here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ckjy...

Mika's struggles with cyber-bullying intensify this week, and Donte clumsily proposes to Chlo – again. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and newbie Luke Stevenson discuss the show's latest, action-packed episode. Watch SERIES 2, EPISODE 3 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b007ck8q/waterloo-road-series-2-episode-3 Prepare for SERIES 2, EPISODE 4 here: https://www.b...