The Boat Race in 2007 will be broadcast on television in the UK by ITV 1. Exact programme details to appear here once available.

Radio listeners will be able to tune in to LBC on 97.3fm. LBC will also provide live audio on their website www.lbc.co.uk.

International audiences will be able to tune in via satellite and terrestrial offerings.

So far (as at 3 April 07) BBC World has secured coverage of The Race through the following outlets. We will update with more details once available. Viewers around the world should check their own TV listings to discover exact transmission times:

Eurosport - Pan Europe (one hour programme to be broadcast in 54 countries)

Supersport - Pan Africa (50 countries)

Rai - Italy

TVE - Spain

7TV - Russia

HRt - Croatia

WTV - Germany (News Access)

VRT - Belgium (News Access)

NOS - Holland tbc

SHOWTIME - Pan Middle East - 19 countries

Eurosport Asia - Asia - 6 countries

ARD.de - Germany

EBU-UER - News access worldwide

WDR.de - Germany

ESPN - live coverage, USA

There will also be a documentary on ARD in Germany (like to be transmitted on April 12th) which was filmed in Oxford and Cambridge and London in the lead-up to The Race.

Most of the national newspapers in the UK will cover the build-up to The Race as well as reporting on all the action on April 7th. Internationally, The Boat Race has a big following. Articles appeared in 2007 in newspapers as far apart as The South China Morning Post and L’Equipe (France).

No fewer than three Polish TV crews have already accredited to cover the participation of Michal Plotkowiak of Poznan who will be the first man from his country to compete in the event which dates back to 1829. Polish radio and newspapers have also been very interested in covering The 2007 Race, sponsored by Xchanging.