How to watch the Boat Races on 4 April
The Boat Race 2026 will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 from 1.30pm to 4.30pm.
Wherever you are in the world, from Cambridge to Kaula Lumpur, Amsterdam to Mexico City, you can cheer on the crews live as they take to the Tideway.
The Boat Race Company have listed current overseas broadcasters, which we have shared below. They'll be updating the list as more territories join up to provide coverage, so do keep checking back or bookmark their website for updates.
LIVE (full race)
- Overnght – Live Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA 06.00 – 08.25 PDT
- Great Sports Media – Live China 21.00 – 23.25 CST
- ARD / ZDF – Live Germany News access
- Charlton – Live Israel Sport 4 HD 16.00 – 18.25 IDT
- Tapmad – Live Pakistan 18.00 – 20.25 PKT
- Teledeporte – Live Spain 15.00 – 17.25 CEST
- S Sport Plus – Live Turkey 16.00 – 18.25 TRT
- France.tv – Live France 15.00 – 17.25 CEST
- Olympic Channel – Live Worldwide (exc. the countries with a live broadcast) 14.00 – 16.25 BST
- EBU Europe (exc. UK) News access
- SNTV – News access Worldwide (exc. UK)
If you are in countries not covered above, you can listen to live coverage of The Boat Race on Times Radio (see below).
Channel 4’s coverage will be available to watch back on The Boat Race YouTube channel by noon on 6 April 2026. Please note that The Boat Race will not be live on YouTube.
Times Radio: Radio broadcast and live blog
Times Radio will be broadcasting live from 1 to 4pm on Saturday 4 April, with presenter Jane Mulkerrins hosting a special edition of her Saturday afternoon programme from the riverside in Putney.
This is available globally via the Times Radio app.
Times Radio will also be hosting a live blog on their website.
Reserve races
The Women’s and Men’s Reserve races on Saturday 4 April will be live streamed from 14:00 – Watch live on YouTube >>
Lightweight races
The Women’s and Men’s Lightweight boat Races on Friday 3 April will be available to watch back on The Boat Race YouTube channel by noon on 6 April 2026.
The Boat Race schedule for Saturday 4 April 2026 will be:
(Please note all times are BST, which is GMT+1)
12.15pm: Women’s Boat Race coin toss (Putney Embankment)
12.50pm: Men’s Boat Race coin toss (Putney Embankment)
1.30pm: TV broadcast starts on Channel 4
2.21pm: 80th Women’s Boat Race, Oxford v Cambridge
2.36pm: Osiris v Blondie boat race (women’s reserves)
2.51pm: Isis v Goldie boat race (men’s reserves)
3.21pm: 171st Men’s Boat Race
4pm: Presentation to winning crews (Mortlake)
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