The Boat Race Season 2011 Episode 1 - The 157th Boat Race

Airdate: 2011-Mar-26

Episode summary:

Clare Balding presents coverage of the 157th Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge from the banks of London's River Thames.Last year the light blues of Cambridge triumphed by more than a boat's length in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 250,000 spectators. Cambridge lead the annual event by 80 victories to 75.The race, also a national institution and global attraction, was first contested back in 1829 and stretches four miles and 374 yards between Putney and Mortlake.

About The Boat Race series:

Coverage from the River Thames as rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities race each other over four and a quarter miles from Putney to ...Show more >