Episodes 209
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (42)
Since Oct 2020
Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
Consistency
90%
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A narrowboat-based audio journal on canal life, living aboard, the elements, and the night. Perfect late-night listening for dreamers, insomniacs, night owls, nocturnalists, drifters, and nomads. For lovers Fagen's 'Nightfly', Auden's 'Night Mail', Hopper's 'Nighthawks' and the 'drifting sea-dark streets' of Dylan Thomas. For all those who used to listen to the transistor under your pillow, love the sound of distant trains and rain against the windowpanes, canals and drover's tracks, lost music, splashed puddles, fireflies and bats, hares by moonlight, windsong among pines, owl-light, the shipping forecast, and all the wonderful, terrifying, grand and tawdry avenues of the night. Cosy listening for bedtimes.

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Moonlight on Ox-Eye Daisies

May 31, 2026 38m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIt’s the night of a blue moon. Following a hot and busy sunny day the canal settles down into a contented stillness. It’s a perfect night to join and to sit back, let the quietness…

More Raven than Rook (The clock-winders)

May 17, 2026 37m Transcript

Send us Fan MailTonight, as the rain falls softly outside and the kettle sings on the hob, we are letting our thoughts roam free. Together, we shine a light into the forgotten corners of history to…

Evensong of the Wild

May 03, 2026 37m Transcript

Send us Fan MailJoin us tonight, in the golden glow of a late spring twilight at our favourite mooring spot under the Forest of Arden’s mysterious gaze. As twilight begins to fall settle back, relax…

Finding Erica (On choosing a boat)

Apr 19, 2026 33m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThere’s a warm welcome aboard the Erica tonight. But why the Erica? Why not any of the other boats we viewed and discussed? What was it about the Erica that made her special enough…

Between the Borrowing Days

Apr 05, 2026 29m Transcript

Send us Fan MailJoin us on a noisy and stormy night of high winds at the tail-end of winter as we contemplate the messiness of these between times that lie at the edges of the seasons. In a world…

The Seeds of Spring ('Somewhere, right now')

Mar 22, 2026 30m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThe temperature is dropping and it looks like a frosty night is ahead of us. So, why not join us in the Erica’s cosy cabin as we contemplate the coming of spring, the therapeutic and…

An Under-Sung Companion (to the canal)

Mar 08, 2026 39m Transcript

Send us Fan MailJoin us tonight as we reflect on that often under-appreciated companion to the canals, the humble towpath. We uncover its vital importance in the past and how in, recent years, its…

The Seventh Word (Reflections on canal-life - 2)

Feb 22, 2026 36m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIn tonight’s episode, with the help of a few of our listeners, I continue to reflect on life aboard the Erica and how it might have changed our lives as well as go on a hunt for the…

In the Belly of Winter

Feb 08, 2026 35m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThis year, the Bita kaulo munthos (the little dark month) has brought with it yet more rain. This time of year can be a hard time. Mid-winter; the time of lambing, Imbolc and the…

The Sixth Winter - 200th Episode (Reflections on canal-life - 1)

Jan 25, 2026 38m Transcript

Send us Fan MailTonight, we’re celebrating our 200th episode while enjoying our sixth winter aboard the NB Erica. To mark the occasion, I’m looking back at how the watery path of canal life has…

Canal Life (Now and Future)

Jan 11, 2026 40m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThe failure of the Whitchurch embankment offered sobering viewing for those on and off the canal. This episode responds to listeners’ concerns and questions and then reflects on the…

The Remarkable Tale of Bertrum Crane (A story for Christmas)

Dec 24, 2025 1h 22m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIt's Christmas on the canal, and the time when we traditionally gather around by firelight and tell stories of wonder and magic. So, tonight, there is an extra specially warm welcome…

An Advent on the Canal

Dec 14, 2025 27m Transcript

Send us Fan MailAs advent candles burn into their second half, and berries blaze along the towpath, why not join us tonight aboard the Erica to hear about what it feels like to experience this advent…

The Night Speaks with its Silences

Nov 30, 2025 42m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThese are the days of the long nights, when ¾ of our day gives way to the dark. If we listen carefully, their gifts are rich and restoring. In these strange times we need, once more,…

The Colour of Storms (Storm Claudia passing through)

Nov 16, 2025 31m Transcript

Send us Fan MailJoin us tonight aboard the Erica’s warm and cosy cabin as storm Claudia rages outside. Let us experience together the intimate feeling of being snug and safe in a tiny home afloat on…

Morton's Rise (A canal story for Halloween)

Oct 31, 2025 1h 25m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Halloween on the canal. It’s a perfect night to turn down the lights, curl up in comfy chair with a warm mug, and listen to a spooky tale. Can anyone explain what really…

A Common Thread (Sunday at the moorings)

Oct 12, 2025 38m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHave you ever wondered what it was like to visit a ‘moorings’ along one of Britain’s waterways and to stand and watch and listen as this small world flows to its own daily rhythms?…

That Very Particular Joy of Friday Nights (and crisps)

Sep 21, 2025 43m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIt's a blustery, moonless, and nearly starless night tonight, with the ever-present hint of rain in the air. So, why not come aboard the Erica for a while and reminisce about…

Down to the River (On this blue and grey September day)

Sep 07, 2025 42m Transcript

Send us Fan MailTonight, for a little while, let’s leave the sleeping canal in peace as it slowly recovers and heals after the summer long drought. Instead, let's go down to the river where the water…

Under a Canopy of Trees ('Your word')

Aug 24, 2025 45m Transcript

Send us Fan MailA newly born moon is still below the horizon and the parched ground breathes in the quiet of a summer's night. The water levels may be low, but you're assured a welcome that is full…

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