Canal Boat Diaries

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5x1
Braunston to Lapworth
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Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.
5x2
Yardley Wood to Netherton Tunnel
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Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal.
5x3
Hawne Basin to Stourbridge
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Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney.
5x4
Stourton to Wolverhampton
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Robbie explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.
5x5
Wolverhampton to Anglesey Basin
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It's Robbie's toughest trip yet as he battles through water weed on the Bradley Arm and gets stuck in silt on the Ridgacre Branch.
5x6
Great Barr to Atherstone
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Robbie encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham.
5x7
Atherstone to Moira
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Robbie discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat.
5x8
Coventry to Weedon Bec
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Robbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank.
5x9
Bugbrooke to Milton Keynes
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A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.
5x10
Simpson to Little Tring
Episode overview
During a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.