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THE BOAT RACE - New Curated Collection

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is a British national institution which is televised live each year.
The BBC first televised the men's race in 1938, having covered it on radio since 1927 when the BBC's Outside Broadcast boat 'The Magician' was used to carry broadcaSt equpiment to report on the race.

This year the race takes place on March 30th.

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