This show, Travels by Narrowboat on Amazon Prime, is so quirky and hypnotic I can’t stop watching. The chugging of the narrowboat diesel is soporific, the host’s ramblings are interesting enough to convince you to continue watching, and the scenery is nice.
By all rights it should be the most boring thing in the world. Where are the narrowboat chases? Who killed the vicar? When will the host officially go insane? Yet, it’s still watchable, and I think it’s because it’s peaceful, and it’s peaceful not just because of the chugging and the scenery and the British accent, but because there’s to politics or self-righteous indignation. It’s just soothing solitude we’re invited to for a bit.