• Filming on My Narrowboat Home in London - Plus Additional Canal Stories and Some Surprisingly Rude History
    Jul 15 2025

    In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of Episode 8 of Canal Boat Diaries, Season 6, recounting my past journey from northwest to east London.

    Did I think we really captured what it’s like to be a continuous cruiser in London? What challenges did I come across? And how did the old working boat families actually have space to er... have a family?!

    Don’t forget, you can watch Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    32 mins
  • My Dad's Apple Cake, Bumping into Boats and Saving People from the Canal
    Jun 27 2025

    In this episode, I take you behind the scenes of Episode 7 of Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6, traveling from Weybridge to Stonebridge Park. Joining me is my Dad, who brings along his legendary apple cake.

    We tackle the Hanwell flight and experience vibrant Diwali celebrations in Southall, where fireworks light up the night sky. I also share a wild story of rescuing a woman trapped in the canal.

    Don’t forget, you can watch Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    33 mins
  • The One Where I Almost Gave Up... Twice
    Jun 17 2025

    In this episode, I dive into the wild ride of filming Series 6, Episode 6 on the Basingstoke Canal, where I nearly threw in the towel thanks to relentless weed, a cracked rib, and a bridge disaster.

    You’ll also hear from my mate Jamie, whose help and positivity saved the day!

    Don’t forget, you can watch Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    37 mins
  • Goggleboxed
    Jun 10 2025

    In this episode, I chat about being featured on Channel 4's Gogglebox over the weekend, with celebs throwing shade at my canal boat life and the behind-the-scenes of getting on the show. I also talk about the need to be thick skinned and how I’ve learnt not take harsh feedback to heart.

    Plus, I reveal which Gogglebox celebrities I’d trust to take the tiller of my Naughty Lass.

    Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 is broadcasting each Monday and Tuesday on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    19 mins
  • Falling in and Meeting Timothy Spall
    Jun 9 2025

    In episode 5 of Canal Boat Diaries series 6 you see me fall in, you see me meet Timothy Spall, and you see me struggle with a mystery battery problem.

    What you don’t see on camera is how the Naughty Lass could have burnt down, the real reason for the drain on my batteries and a licensing loophole that I discover only after spending hundreds of pounds on temporary visitor permits on the River Thames.

    Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 is broadcasting each Monday and Tuesday on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    28 mins
  • Thunderstorms, toilet seats, and Thames tales
    May 30 2025

    In this episode, you'll hear about my misty morning start, navigating the challenges of drone filming in fog, my nomadic life on the move and a near-miss with rowers on the River Weaver.

    Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 is broadcasting each Monday and Tuesday on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    27 mins
  • Windows, weeding, and rock 'n' roll
    May 28 2025

    Behind the scenes on episode 3 - Oxford to Reading. In this podcast episode, you'll hear how I spruce up the Naughty Lass with new bespoke windows, chat about growing up on a garden centre weeding for pocket money, breaking my sink off camera and some rock and roll history including Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and George Michael!

    Canal Boat Diaries, Series 6 is broadcasting each Monday and Tuesday on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    28 mins
  • A Canal Programme Inspired by Skateboarding and Comedy...
    May 23 2025

    Believe it or not the making of Canal Boat Diaries draws its ins from many different other genres of filmmaking. Not only the personal self-shot vlogging style taken from my YouTube videos, but also skate videos from the 90s and a fledgling stand up comedy career! You’ll even find out where the phrase ‘let’s crank it’ came from and I tell a funny story from my Pub of the Week in Oxford.

    This podcast is packed full as we delve into the making of season six episode two, from Ayno Wharf on the Oxford Canal to Bablock Hythe on the upper Thames.

    Canal Boat Diaries series six is broadcasting each Monday and Tuesday on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app which currently hosts all episodes from series one onwards.

    Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts.

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    31 mins