EP 26 · 28:19
Falling in and Meeting Timothy Spall
Falling in, meeting Timothy Spall and the fire scare the TV cameras never showed.
Leisure · TV presenter
From BBC Two to a podcast of its own.
Robbie Cumming's Canal Boat Diaries already had a loyal TV audience. The podcast takes them behind the scenes.
#1in Leisure on Apple Podcasts
- Client
- Robbie Cumming
- Services
- DevelopmentProductionGrowth
- Format
- AudioOn location
- Release
- Series
The challenge
Loved on telly. Unknown as a podcast.
A behind-the-scenes look at making Canal Boat Diaries, for boaters and land-dwellers alike. The job was to make it feel like part of the TV series, not a spin-off.
How we built it
Built on a brand people already love.
01
More of what they love
More of the show fans love, in a new medium they can take anywhere.
02
Capture the canals
Recorded on location, so listeners hear the canal, not a studio.
03
Go behind the scenes
Running alongside the TV series, taking fans deeper into how the show is made and Robbie’s life on the water.
What it needed
Three things the show needed.
Behind the scenes
An exclusive look at the TV show.
For everyone
Boaters and land-dwellers alike.
Part of the series
Not a spin-off.
Results
What it delivered.
#1
Leisure on Apple Podcasts
147,000+
Listeners
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EP 19 · 11:20
Going Through a Lock
Real-time canal life at Cosgrove Lock: the gates, the paddles and rushing water.