The Boat Race Season 2012 Episode 1 - The 158th Boat Race

Airdate: 2012-Apr-07

Episode summary:

Clare Balding presents live coverage of the annual rowing battle along London's River Thames between the competing eights of Oxford and Cambridge universities. The first race took place in 1829, and has been held every year since 1856. Oxford took last year's honours and boast a superior recent record, winning eight races to Cambridge's four since the millennium. With commentary from Jonathan Legard, Dan Topolski and Wayne Pommen; and reporting from Sonali Shah and British Olympic legend Matthew Pinsent.

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 >