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In the sixth and final episode of Thames Unfiltered, host Lucy Tobin explores what lies ahead for the River Thames.

The river is cleaner than it once was, but it remains under pressure from climate change, population growth, pollution and rising demand for water.

Lucy investigates the big questions that will shape the Thames in the decades ahead:

Who should be responsible for protecting it?

Can the river cope with a growing population and hotter summers?

Will major infrastructure projects secure London's water supply?

And what are the new threats emerging?

Find out in this final episode of Thames Unfiltered.

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In the fifth episode of Thames Unfiltered, host Lucy Tobin examines the growing controversy surrounding Thames Water.

Lucy sits down with the Strategy and External Affairs Director of Thames Water, Cathryn Ross, to ask the questions we all want answering:

Why are our water bills going up?

Why is there still sewage in the river Thames?

Why is Thames Water in so much debt?

And is it going to be nationalised?

Find out in this episode of Thames Unfiltered.

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Next episode: In our final episode, Lucy explores the future of the River Thames. From climate change and population growth to forever chemicals, Lucy tells us what will determine the health of London's most important waterway for generations to come.

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In the fourth episode of Thames Unfiltered, host Lucy Tobin investigates the Tideway Tunnel — the vast engineering project built beneath the River Thames to tackle London's sewage pollution problem.

Following decades of sewage spills into the river, the £4.6 billion "super sewer" was designed to capture millions of tonnes of wastewater that would otherwise overflow into the Thames during heavy rainfall.

But while the tunnel is reducing pollution, can it protect London from the increasing threat of flash flooding?

This episode features interviews with Thames Water's Head of Waste Operations Tim Davies, catchment management expert Alex Nickson, seventh-generation waterman Chris Livett, and Sir Peter Bazalgette.

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Next episode: Lucy puts Thames Water director, Cathryn Ross, in the hot seat. She asks the questions Londoners want answered: bills, bonuses, sewage, and the future ownership of the company.

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