Different strokes: Channel 4 steps up for debut as Boat Races get makeover

Races have left the BBC as Oxford’s women, led by Olympic medallist Heidi Long, seek to end long wait for victoryChannel 4 has screened plenty of elite sport since launching in 1982. Test cricket, the Tour de France, the Paralympics and even, for those with long memories, Masters golf in the mid-80s.Traditionally regarded as the most progressive and forward-thinking terrestrial TV channel, on Saturday a new string will be added to its sporting bow: the Boat Races, part of the English calendar si...