The Boat Race returns this afternoon for another day of rowing action on the River Thames as Oxford and Cambridge renew their historic rivalry.This year’s race has been surrounded by controversy in the build-up to the pivotal day,

The Boat Race: One of the last bastions of British tradition, of amateur sporting prowess and sporting values. Except perhaps not.

You can watch the Boat Races on BBC One or stream live on BBCiPlayer with coverage set to begin at 12.20pm. There have been 169 Men’s Boat Races since the first event in 1829 with Cambridge winning 87 to Oxford’s 81, with the 1877 race the only to be declared a dead heat.