Canal Boat Diaries
Canal Boat Diaries is a TV show on BBC4. Robbie Cumming offers a look at life on his narrowboat while travelling through England. The most recent episode is from 15 November 2026.
Last episode
43:12
43:12Canal Boat Diaries
Robbie slips and falls overboard on Heartbreak Hill. Also, Eddie 'the Stove Man' and his enormous German Shepherd fix the fireplace on the old Naughty Lass.
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43:53Robbie navigates the wintery Grand Union Canal while preparing for Christmas and narrowly avoids flooding his boat in a tricky staircase lock.
Series 5
43:42
43:42Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.
Series 7 43:15
43:15Robbie sets off from Runcorn on the Bridgewater Canal, but a series of unfortunate mishaps soon tests his patience - from lost camera footage to closed canals.
43:37With the Anderton Boat Lift out of action, Robbie explores the scenic River Weaver onboard a borrowed narrowboat called 'Tench'.
Series 6 43:55
43:55Robbie mends a leaky pump on the Naughty Lass on the Grand Union Canal. In Watford, he visits a TV legend's home and buys gas from a friendly fuel boat.
43:47Robbie returns to where his boating life began, exploring London's canals on Naughty Lass. He travels through Little Venice and moors in Paddington Basin.
Series 7 43:49
43:49As Robbie leaves the scenic Llangollen Canal, he faces a journey of running repairs and narrowboat maintenance on the old Naughty Lass.
44:00Robbie's journey on the Llangollen Canal takes an unexpected turn when his boat gets stuck in silt and a passing hire boat comes to the rescue.
44:00Robbie begins a new canal adventure in Wales and encounters towering aqueducts and stunning scenery along the way.
Series 6 43:59
43:59Robbie moors by Hampton Court Palace, but disaster strikes when a tree branch smashes a window. His dad joins to help through Hanwell locks.
43:41Robbie's narrowboat gets stuck under a low bridge on the challenging Basingstoke Canal as he battles through water weed. Can he make it to journey's end?
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00Robbie Cumming encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham.
1:00:00A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie Cumming receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.
1:00:00Robbie Cumming takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank.
Series 6 1:00:00
1:00:00Robbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00During a cold snap Robbie Cumming gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.
1:00:00Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney.
1:00:00Robbie Cumming sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal.
1:00:00Robbie Cumming discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat.