It's one of the bleakest episodes of Waterloo Road ever, which presents some problems for the format of our mostly quite light-hearted podcast. It's truly the end of hope. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts, as always.

Watch SERIES 16, EPISODE 4 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002jx4x/waterloo-road-series-16-episode-4/

For more info on the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, click here to read Tanya Ednan-Laperouse OBE's piece in the Radio Times about working with Waterloo Road.

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