Bernie talks the new series of Canal Boat Diaries with Robbie Cumming. Residence: Long Buckby. Marital status: Desperate. Favourite music: The Smiths, Bee Gees, Bill Withers, Chris Isaak, Dusty ...

He grew up in Bexleyheath, where he left school at the age of 16. He started his professional life as a low-level worker at the local municipal utility. His hobby was motorcycles. He learned to repair ...