Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast

About Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast

I'm Robbie Cumming, and this is my Canal Boat Podcast where I'll be taking you on a journey behind the scenes on my TV show Canal Boat Diaries, letting you in even further to my little world on the waterways. Whether you're a boater or live on land, Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is for anyone who enjoys looking at life a bit differently. New episodes every fortnight, so don't forget to subscribe to keep it cranking.'

Publisher

Urban Podcasts

Category

leisure · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 May 2024

Latest episode

15 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jan 2026

   Reviewing episode 10 of series 6 (while I’m iced in)

   Recorded about a week ago when the ice was over an inch thick, I had a chance to take a breather from filming the next series and pick up where I left off on the previous podcast episode, reviewing the most recently broadcast season of Canal Boat Diaries. You’ll hear me talk about tricky water pumps, retying boats moored between locks and being mistaken for a poacher. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Emma Bird of BWFuels who I met to chat about her work and life on the Grand Union canal. You can watch Canal Boat Diaries on the U&Yesterday channel and on the free U app, as well as all of my narrowboat voyage logs on YouTube, just search Robbie + Canal. Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Podcast is produced by Urban Podcasts (https://urbanpodcasts.co.uk).

2. 

   15 Jul 2025

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

   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 (https://urbanpodcasts.co.uk).

3. 

   27 Jun 2025

   My Dad's Apple Cake, Bumping into Boats and Saving People from the Canal

   Robbie Cumming recounts his canal journey from Weybridge to Stonebridge Park, shares apple cake with his Dad, navigates the Hanwell flight, witnesses Diwali celebrations, and rescues a woman from the canal.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

38 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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