Everything From Nothing: The Waterloo Road Podcast

There's a quiz and a Kid of the Week on this week's Waterloo Road , so we're in a slightly better mood than recent weeks, at least until the show forgets a big detail about Scout. Like, really big. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley – a moniker that becomes more tenous by the day – and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 8, EPISODE 5 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk...

The Scotland flop era of Waterloo Road continues this week with an absolutely baffling charity fundraiser, an unpleasant age gap romance, and the most unfortunate alarm clock-based sexual mishap in TV history. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley – a moniker that becomes more tenous by the day – and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 8, EPISODE 4 of Waterloo Road here: https://w...

It's a really rough period for Waterloo Road as Tariq makes a dramatic decision on the latest episode, while Christine's drinking continues to bleed into her teaching. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 8, EPISODE 3 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01mhlft/waterloo-road-200615-series-8-episode-3/ Prepare for SERIES 8, EPI...

We struggle with a controversial Waterloo Road storyline this week, which might have been timely in 2012 but is not handled in a way that makes it feel right. Elsewhere, the "turf war" between WR and Havelock hots up. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 8, EPISODE 2 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01mfwbx/waterloo-road-20...

Waterloo Road has finally made the journey across the border, swapping Greater Manchester for Scotland. We're meeting new characters, scratching our heads at the presence of old ones and wondering whether this show will ever be good again. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 8, EPISODE 1 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01...

It's the series finale of the Waterloo Road reboot and Danny finds himself confronting a face from his past as the school prepares for an end of term concert. As ever, Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Watch SERIES 1, EPISODE 7 of the Waterloo Road reboot here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0djrgm0/waterloo-ro...

It's the final episode of Waterloo Road set in Rochdale as the school prepares to uproot and move to Scotland. But before the move happens, there's a Britain's Got Talent winner with a crossbow to deal with. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 30 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01gvwgj/waterloo-road-200615-seri...

Some toxic male behaviour by the basketball team leads to a cheerleading-based protest in Waterloo Road – an apparently British show which gets more American by the week. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Watch SERIES 1, EPISODE 6 of the Waterloo Road reboot here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0djrg8c/waterloo...

Scout has an ill-fated trip to the registry office on the latest episode of Waterloo Road , while Tom significantly modernises his football tactics. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts as ever, chatting about everything – but mainly the football stuff. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 29 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01gg7dh/waterloo-road-200615-series-7-epis...

It's a tough week for Donte on Waterloo Road as Chlo's inquest comes alongside a devastating revelation about his new buddy Neil. Elsewhere, there's a school election because we're contractually obligated to have one per series. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Watch SERIES 1, EPISODE 5 of the Waterloo Road reboot her...

An Emmerdale star arrives to serve as Kid of the Week as Waterloo Road begins to lay the groundwork for its move to Scotland. There's also illegal vodka from Russia, for some reason. As ever, Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are at the microphones to discuss everything that unfolds. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 28 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01g4l3...

Kelly Jo and Amy take centre stage in probably the best episode of the Waterloo Road reboot so far, as an unwelcome face from Amy's face turns up at the school and causes trouble. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Watch SERIES 1, EPISODE 4 of the Waterloo Road reboot here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0djrfk1...

Josh's troubling mental health situation takes centre stage on the latest Waterloo Road episode from series seven, as the show delivers a horror-inflected twist to his storyline. Meanwhile, Janeece's dream wedding at an ice rink to Winky Craig inevitably goes to pieces. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are back at school to host the show. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 27 of Waterloo...

Some of the underlying stories behind the new series of Waterloo Road start to come to the fore this week, as the Walters family is rocked by a huge bombshell, which causes Preston's mental health to worsen. Meanwhile, Donte tries to find a new place in the world after Chlo's death. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Wa...

This week, Waterloo Road is doing its storyline again, and it's more than a little tiresome. This time, it's Jez's turn to be accused of something awful by a student when a fun run goes awry. Also, this triggers gang warfare apparently. Superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts as always. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 26 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01f50y2/...

The Waterloo Road reboot is now in full swing, and this week's episode features the return of one of the show's ultimate legends at the sad occasion of a character's funeral. At school, the aftermath of the name change continues to reverberate around the staff and pupils. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. Watch SERIES...

After months of waiting, it's finally here. Waterloo Road is back on our televisions after seven years away. And in true WR fashion, it's taking on some big social issues head-on, while reintroducing old characters and bringing plenty of newbies into the fold. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley is back to host the podcast, along with the not-quite-superfan Luke Stevenson. He almost likes the show...

As a special Christmas treat this year, we're making a Patreon episode available to all. This is the first instalment of our reading/writing of Tom's rather cringeworthy Waterloo Road fanfic. Enjoy! In 2010, a 16-year-old Tom Beasley decided to post Waterloo Road fanfiction on the internet. Little did he know that, more than a decade later, he'd be re-reading it to cringeworthy effect on a podcast...

For our first interview special in a while, we're bringing in a Waterloo Road legend, as long-term cast member Tom Milner joins the podcast to chat about playing Paul Langley and being a part of the show's defining group of young actors. He talks about his chemistry with Tachia Newall and how that changed his fortunes, as well as revealing whether he actually appears in that John Barnes episode.&n...

The emotional conclusion of Grantly and Fleur's storyline dominates the latest episode of Waterloo Road , which allows the mighty Philip Martin Brown to flex his considerable acting muscles. That's always appreciated and, this week, Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson would rather focus on that than whatever nonsense is going on at the school. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 25 of Waterloo Road here: https://w...

We get very Jeremy Kyle this week on Waterloo Road , as Zach decides based on a moisturiser chat that Jez might not be his dad. Meanwhile, Trudi takes a baffling turn and Josh's condition becomes more worrying. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson, your devoted hosts, continue to soldier on. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 24 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dhkj7/waterloo-road-se...

Josh's drug use continues to worsen on this week's episode of Waterloo Road , while the arrival of some new teachers shakes up the dyanmic at the school. WR superfan Tom Beasley and the increasingly infuriated Luke Stevenson are your hosts. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 23 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01d5nzh/waterloo-road-series-7-episode-23/ Prepare for SERIES 7, EPISO...

After a long time without any firm news about the Waterloo Road reboot, we got an exciting update on Friday. The BBC released some promotional pictures and plot details for the new series, which is heading to screens as a seven-parter in January 2023. There's a protest afoot and we got a look at the Charles family, including the returning Chlo and Donte. Your regular hosts Tom Beasley and Luke Ste...

Waterloo Road settles into a fairly standard cocktail of stories, with a student election, a free speech protest and some half-thought-out talking points about cosmetic surgery. Waterloo Road superfan Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts, as always. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 22 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01cyt4q/waterloo-road-series-7-episode-22/ Prepare f...

We still don't know what time of year it's supposed to be as Waterloo Road returns for the third part of its reality-bending seventh series, with gang violence at the top of the school's agenda this time around. Your co-hosts Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson use their awe-inspiring street smarts to get to the heart of the issue – naturally. Watch SERIES 7, EPISODE 21 of Waterloo Road here: htt...