Musicals May continues with the next school-based movie on our agenda, which is the 2007 version of Hairspray. We're saying good morning to Baltimore, finding out we can't stop the beat, and chatting about John Travolta in drag. It's all good fun.

Hairspray is streaming in the UK via ITVX: https://www.itv.com/watch/hairspray/10a5064a0001B

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We're changing our focus for the month of May and discussing some school-based musicals from stage and screen. To get things started, we've watched the exceptional Heathers: The Musical proshot from 2022. It's a musical with a unique tonal balance, it's fair to say.

Heathers: The Musical is streaming in the UK via Prime Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heathers-Musical-Mhairi-Angus/dp/B0B77T9T8N

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We might just have a new frontrunner for the worst episode of Waterloo Road ever, as we revisit the episode in which Davina is accused of subtle racism by a truly terrible supply teacher. There's also a reminder of Grantly Budgen's wig era. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts.

Watch SERIES 4, EPISODE 3 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00gvl9t/waterloo-road-series-4-episode-3/

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It's Waterloo Road versus Her Majesty's Government as we return to the episode we called the strongest of series three's second half. Elsewhere, Tom and Davina haven't moved on at all and Eddie is trying (and failing) to be intimidating. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts.

Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 18 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0091xk6/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-18/

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We're really into the dregs of terrible Waterloo Road episodes as we return to our rewind series to talk about the many oddities of Martin Platt. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your hosts.

Watch SERIES 3, EPISODE 12 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b008px7d/waterloo-road-series-3-episode-12/

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It's the 20th anniversary of Waterloo Road, so we're delving into the depths of our mailbag to answer questions about the show and, of course, meal deals. We can't be stopped. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are, of course, your hosts.

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The downfall of Darius is finally here as the latest series of Waterloo Road reaches its conclusion. But has this series actually been any good and why do they think prom king and queen is a thing in this country? Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your podcast hosts, as always.

Watch SERIES 17, EPISODE 8 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002phhf/waterloo-road-series-17-episode-8/

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It's the penultimate episode of this series of Waterloo Road and it's an exciting one because both Jack Rimmer and Steph Haydock are back. Meanwhile, the net starts to close in on Darius and several very serious stories are given short shrift. Tom Beasley and Luke Stevenson are your podcast hosts, as always.

Watch SERIES 17, EPISODE 7 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002phhb/waterloo-road-series-17-episode-7/

Prepare for SERIES 17, EPISODE 8 of Waterloo Road here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002phhf/waterloo-road-series-17-episode-8/

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