BBC Four's Canal Boat Diaries visits Bingley Five Rise Locks

Canal Boat Diaries sees waterways enthusiast Robbie Cumming travel across Lancashire and Yorkshire by water, including to Skipton, Bingley, Saltaire, Shipley and Esholt.

He offers a personal take on life as he navigates a challenging 170-mile stretch of the canal and river network aboard his rustic 40-year-old narrowboat the 'Naughty Lass', filmed and captured on mobile phones and small cameras.

Starting at the Wigan Lock Flight, he takes on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where he encounters Bingley Five Rise Locks, heads along the Aire and Calder Navigation and onto the Selby Canal, up the tidal River Ouse to York and onto the cathedral city of Ripon in North Yorkshire in this four-part series.

His visit to the Bradford district also includes him mooring his boat and then having a day sightseeing in Saltaire, which he dubs 'an incredible place to be able to moor'. He also takes in Field Lock at Esholt during his journey.

The series will be broadcast over four successive evenings, starting from Monday, March 14 on BBC Four at 7.30pm.

Robbie's boat, Naughty Lass, in Bingley

Robbie said: "It takes you to a secret world that only boaters have access to a lot of it.

"I feel like an explorer. It was a very fun show to film. It's also important to highlight places you would not normally see on TV.

West Yorkshire is underrepresented and it's nice to highlight some of the places. Bingley Five Rise Locks is one of the wonders of the waterways

"I have spent the last two years in and out of West Yorkshire. I have lived in Bingley for a total of six weeks over two different times.

"The series is a big event. It's a really popular programme.

"I want the people watching it to feel like they are on the journey with me. When I film it, I treat them like they're my best mate.

Robbie Cumming on the water

"I'm a lone wolf and can be a bit introverted at times. You can't be soft living on a boat. It's a tough life, but it's worth it. You're constantly moving around and it's good for your mental health."

Robbie shares his passion for industrial heritage and celebrates the lesser-known stretches of our canals and river navigation.

But his trip is not without its struggles as he battles ropes wrapped around his propeller, an overheating engine, challenging lock flights and awkward swing bridges.