The Other Boat Race

Synopsis

Two celebrity teams composed of Oxford and Cambridge University graduates train for, and compete in, a re-creation of the annual Universities Boat Race. It was a poignant time for the BBC, because it was the 150th year of the competition and they were just about to lose broadcasting rights to ITV.

A well made programme where the underdogs won despite all the odds.

Trivia

Oxford team:

• Jonathan Aitken, ex Tory MP
• Richard Herring, stand-up comic
• Helen Atkinson Wood, actress and comedian
• Anna Botting, Sky newsreader
• Toby Young, journalist
• Emma Kennedy, TV presenter

They are coached by gold rowing medallists Tim Foster and Martin Cross.

Cambridge team:

• Stephanie Cook, Olympic Pentathlete gold medallist
• Edward Stourton, Radio 4 'Today' presenter
• Jan Ravens, impressionist
• Kit Hesketh-Harvey, writer and performer
• Grub Smith, journalist
• Konnie Huq, Blue Peter presenter

They are coached by Olympic rowing medallists Gillian Lindsay and Greg Searle.

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