"I can't see who's in the lead but it's either Oxford or Cambridge" - John Snagge, Boat Race commentator in 1949. Considered ...

People mill around, chat and drink. Conversation topics include tiramisu, the actor Hugh Laurie being a former Boat Race rower, Canary Wharf boat parties and the high standard of tennis commentary on ...

Historian Dan Snow, Olympic champ James Cracknell and House star Hugh Laurie have all taken part in Boat Race.

It’s one of the world’s oldest and most brutal sporting rivalries. So why is a French couture house giving it the time of day?

The Boat Race returns this weekend and we’re taking a look at some of the notable faces that have been spotted wielding those oars over the years. Oxford will battle it out with Cambridge in the elite ...

The Boat Race goes ahead whatever the weather ... Blackadder and House actor Hugh Laurie was in the 1980 Cambridge crew, and historian Dan Snow was in the Oxford boat from 1999 to 2001.

2025 Boat Race The course is four miles ... Blackadder and House actor Hugh Laurie was in the 1980 Cambridge crew, while historian Dan Snow was in the Oxford boat from 1999-2001.