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The Boat Race

Rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities race along the River Thames.

2022
Live coverage as Cambridge and Oxford compete on the River Thames.
Episodes 2021
Live men’s and women’s race coverage as Oxford and Cambridge battle it out on the Great Ouse at Ely in a change from the traditional River Thames course.
Episodes 2019
Clare Balding presents live coverage of one of the oldest and most prestigious sporting events on the British calendar.
Episodes 2018
March 24, 2018 of the TV-show The Boat Race was broadcast by BBC1 on Saturday 24 March 2018 at 15:50.
Episodes 2017
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From the banks of the River Thames in London, Clare Balding introduces live coverage of one of the oldest and most iconic events in the sporting calendar. This year's meeting between Oxford and Cambridge universities sees the 163rd men's boat race and the 72nd women's.
Episodes 2016
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From the banks of the River Thames in London, Clare Balding introduces live coverage of one of the oldest and most iconic events in the sporting calendar. This year's meeting between Oxford and Cambridge universities sees the 162nd men's boat race and the 71st women's boat race.
Episodes 2015
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Clare Balding introduces live coverage from the banks of the River Thames on a historic day. The boat race just became the boat races, as the women's competition takes equal billing with the men's - same course, same day, same drama. This will be the 161st race between the men of Oxford and Cambridge Universities and the 7...
Episodes 2014
Clare Balding introduces coverage as Cambridge and Oxford meet in the 160th Boat Race.
Episodes 2013
Clare Balding introduces live coverage of the 159th Boat Race on London's River Thames.
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