About this season
Travelling through England’s landscapes, towns and villages, Robbie Cumming offers a personal take on life aboard his narrowboat the Naughty Lass.
Episodes (10)
1. Napton Junction to Aynho Wharf
Aired 19 May 2025 • 47 min
Robbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.
2. Aynho Wharf to Bablock Hythe
Aired 20 May 2025 • 47 min
Robbie navigates the Oxford Canal, bumps into a hire boat and a hedge and tackles large river locks on the scenic Upper River Thames.
3. Oxford to Reading
Aired 26 May 2025 • 47 min
Robbie's narrowboat gets a makeover before he explores the River Thames, he moors in Abingdon and tackles an emergency DIY repair to fix a leak.
4. Reading to Windsor
Aired 27 May 2025 • 47 min
Robbie visits a former Beatle's home in Henley, uncovers horror history in Marlow and struggles to find a mooring in Maidenhead on the River Thames.
5. Windsor to Godalming
Aired 2 June 2025 • 47 min
While exploring the Wey and Godalming Navigations, Robbie gets caught in a storm and falls off his narrowboat. He also uncovers rock history in Guildford.
6. Byfleet to Odiham Castle
Aired 3 June 2025 • 47 min
Robbie'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?
7. Weybridge to Stonebridge Park
Aired 9 June 2025 • 47 min
Robbie moors by Hampton Court Palace, but disaster strikes when a tree branch smashes a window. His dad joins to help through Hanwell locks.
8. Harlesden to Stratford
Aired 10 June 2025 • 47 min
Robbie returns to where his boating life began, exploring London's canals on Naughty Lass. He travels through Little Venice and moors in Paddington Basin.
9. Cowley to Hunton Bridge
Aired 16 June 2025 • 47 min
Robbie 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.
10. Hunton Bridge to Aylesbury
Aired 17 June 2025 • 47 min
Robbie navigates the wintery Grand Union Canal while preparing for Christmas and narrowly avoids flooding his boat in a tricky staircase lock.