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Waterloo Road Ep 3/20

Wednesday 8 September

8.00-9.00pm ´óÏó´«Ã½ ONE and ´óÏó´«Ã½ HD

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Lauren (Darcy Isa) kisses Josh

Waterloo Road is running a new sexual health initiative which includes a confidential emergency contraception service, as the drama set in a Rochdale comprehensive school continues. This causes consternation among parents and staff alike. Ronan and his girlfriend, Sarah, are concerned; their condom broke during sex, but while Ronan wants Sarah to take the morning-after pill, she's too mortified to go to the nurse.

Jess also has cause for concern: her promiscuous behaviour has resulted in her needing the morning-after pill – again. Unable to go to the nurse herself, Jess persuades Vicki to get the pill for her. Vicki reluctantly agrees, but fails when the nurse realises she's not there for herself. The two girls get into a huge fight which results in Vicki revealing Jess's promiscuity in front of Chris. Chris is concerned for Jess's welfare but she misinterprets this as a sign that he still cares for her.

It looks like Josh and Lauren are going to become an item but Josh is looking at someone completely different when the pair finally kiss. Elsewhere, Karen and Charlie acknowledge his affair, although he decides he wants to give their marriage a go if Karen is willing. And Janeece admits to Tom that she doesn't want her baby.

Ronan is played by Ben Ryan Davies, Sarah by Jodie Comer, Jess by Linzey Cocker, Vicki by Rebecca Ryan, Chris by William Ash, Josh by Will Rush, Lauren by Darcy Isa, Karen by Amanda Burton, Charlie by Ian Puleston- Davies, Janeece by Chelsee Healey and Tom by Jason Done.

Waterloo Road is simulcast on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ HD channel – the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s High Definition channel, available through Freesat 108, Freeview 50, Sky 143 and Virgin 108.

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Richard Hammond grabs gravity as the theme in this week's edition of the science-based game show, beamed to the nation from his secret underground laboratory.

First up, the two intrepid teams – the Wild Rangers and SSB – face a game of nerve when they test the incredible strength of paper. A twisted piece of paper is hung in a U-shape from a frame and each team has to hang a variety of household objects from the paper. The team that ends up ripping the paper loses the game.

Meanwhile, Richard asks his Lab Rats to test Galileo's Acceleration Theory, which states that, due to gravity, two objects of different weight will fall at the same speed. But, being Blast Lab, the experiment is a bit different to the kind that your average scientist would conduct. So a big cheese and a little cheese; a big ball and a little ball; a big household appliance and a little household appliance; and a caravan and a carrot can are dropped from a 30-metre high crane.

The show reaches its gunge-fuelled finale with the Messy Messy Mess Test: Bridge Of Destiny. The winning team get to keep their well-earned prizes and the losing team have the pleasure of blowing theirs to smithereens.

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