Canal Connections
We talk to people who make the waterways part of their life
Coffee and Cake Boat
Novice boater Libby turned a project narrowboat into a liveaboard craft before opening a café from its unique side hatch
Floral Freedom
Boater and florist Roka tells Amelia Saxena how she combined a successful flower business with life on the river.
Sarah Edgson
When she’s not running a busy boat services company, Sarah Edgson is actively involved in preserving historic canal craft.
Narrow Escapes
Narrow Escapes is Channel 4’s latest foray into canal-centric television. We meet some of its liveaboard stars
Peter Nicholls
Noted boat-builder Peter Nicholls recently turned 77 and is still hard at work. In conversation with Andrew Denny, he discusses his 50 years in the business
Charlotte Ashman
Linocut artist Charlotte Ashman describes what it’s like being the latest custodian of a motor-and-butty pair of historic working boats
Katie Wales
Continuous-cruiser and roving trader Katie Wales took to the waterways to live off-grid and own her home outright
The Three Idle Women
Bobby Cowling looks at the talented trio soon to be touring canalside venues with their own brand of waterways-inspired folk
On patrol with a boat licensing ranger
Canal crime fiction author Andy Griffee spends a morning on the canal network’s front line with Steve Broad, one of CRT’s 27-strong army of licensing rangers
Meg Gregory
Meg Gregory brought canal art to an international audience at last year’s Commonwealth Games. Andrew Denny speaks with the Black Country signwriter about this commission and her other work
Robbie Cumming
Solo boating, living aboard and holding down a job on the move are never easy. Robbie Cumming describes the unique challenges of filming BBC Four’s Canal Boat Diaries and his coping strategies
Waterways Chaplaincy
Who can boaters turn to when they’re in need of support? Tony Jones speaks to representatives of the Waterways Chaplaincy, who are helping waterway users in need
