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Nov 28, 2020Nov 28, 2020HTBS

Laid Back 

Nov 27, 2020Nov 26, 2020HTBS

The 2021 Oxford – Cambridge Boat Race: E to L

Nov 23, 2020Nov 24, 2020HTBS

The 1937 Oxford Crew at Ranelagh

Nov 19, 2020Nov 18, 2020HTBS

Brawn v Brains

Nov 18, 2020Nov 18, 2020HTBS

What’s in a Name?

Nov 16, 2020Nov 15, 2020HTBS

Crossing the Line

Nov 13, 2020Nov 12, 2020HTBS

Richard Henry Dana III: An American Oarsman in England – Part III

Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020HTBS

Richard Henry Dana III: An American Oarsman in England – Part I

Oct 13, 2020Oct 12, 2020HTBS

The New CUBC:  ‘The Best of the Old, with the Promise of the New’

Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020HTBS

Cuthbert Lempriere Holthouse: The Man with the Last Wooden Spoon

Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020HTBS

Roger Angell: This Old Man at 100

Sep 12, 2020Sep 11, 2020HTBS

The 1950s River Thames – Free Shows

Sep 4, 2020Sep 3, 2020HTBS

Keeping the Fight Within the Crew

Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020HTBS

Fishing for Compliments

Aug 21, 2020Aug 20, 2020HTBS

Mark Blandford-Baker: A Letter of Recommendation

Aug 13, 2020Aug 12, 2020HTBS

Doing the Right Thing*: The Oxford Bursary

Aug 7, 2020Aug 9, 2020HTBS

A 1954 Oxford Rowing Footnote

Aug 3, 2020Aug 5, 2020HTBS

Göran Buckhorn: Rudie’s Medals and Plaques

Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020HTBS

HRR 2020: I See No Boats*

Jun 17, 2020Jun 16, 2020HTBS

Renaissance Man: Christ Rodrigues from Jesus

Jun 4, 2020Jun 3, 2020HTBS

Hey Christo! April Foolery Under Wraps

May 28, 2020Jul 26, 2020HTBS

The Literate and Rowing Lewises – II

May 27, 2020May 28, 2020HTBS

The Literate and Rowing Lewises – I

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020HTBS

May Time III:II ‘WB’

May 12, 2020May 11, 2020HTBS

The Other Parts of Rowing (TOPOR) V – Accidents and Agonies Across the Finish Line

May 10, 2020May 9, 2020HTBS

Cambridge University Rowers Find Unity Amidst Isolation

May 7, 2020May 6, 2020HTBS

The Boat Race and Who Went To It

Apr 24, 2020Apr 23, 2020HTBS

May Time II

Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020HTBS

Saying Something of the Dog…

Apr 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020HTBS

The Magic Christian at 50+

Apr 14, 2020Apr 13, 2020HTBS

A Sub-River Boat Race A.D. 1950?

Apr 13, 2020Apr 10, 2020HTBS

The Oxford – Cambridge Boat Race: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Apr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020HTBS

John Hall-Craggs, 1931 – 2020: A quiet man who got things done

Apr 8, 2020Apr 7, 2020HTBS

The Idol of the Hour

Apr 7, 2020Apr 6, 2020HTBS

Clement Attlee: None Smarter

Apr 3, 2020Apr 2, 2020HTBS

May Time I

Mar 30, 2020Mar 29, 2020HTBS

143 years ago at the Boat Race…

Mar 29, 2020Mar 29, 2020HTBS

The Day That Never Was

Mar 27, 2020Mar 26, 2020HTBS

It Gets Verse and Verse: Hargrave, An Aquatic McGonagall

Mar 24, 2020Mar 23, 2020HTBS

Oxford has the Lightweight Blues

Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020HTBS

UK Rowing Stops

Mar 5, 2020Mar 4, 2020HTBS

The Tab-let: News of the Light Blues

Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020HTBS

The Worst of Times and the Best of Times: Adrian Stokes’ Boat Races

Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part IV

Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part III

Feb 18, 2020Feb 17, 2020HTBS

Jumbo Edwards: Oarsman, Coach and RAF Pilot – Part II

Jan 29, 2020Jan 28, 2020HTBS

Boat Race 2020: News of the Blues

Jan 13, 2020Jan 12, 2020HTBS

The Gospel According to Steve

Dec 20, 2019Dec 18, 2019HTBS

The 2020 Boat Race Trial Eights: Tab on Tab

Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019HTBS

Part IV – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Dec 11, 2019Dec 12, 2019HTBS

Part III – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Dec 10, 2019Dec 12, 2019HTBS

Part II – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019HTBS

Part I – Peter Haig Thomas: The Unorthodox Orthodoxist

Nov 27, 2019Dec 4, 2019HTBS

Fast Fours

Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019HTBS

Boat Race Day 2020: Making History (Twice)

Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019HTBS

Back To The Futures

Oct 24, 2019Oct 29, 2019HTBS

1948 Olympic Silver Medallist Paul Bircher Dies

Oct 9, 2019Nov 17, 2021HTBS

James Gobbo: President of OUBC – But Not of Australia

Sep 15, 2019Nov 8, 2020HTBS

Richard Hillary: Oarsman, Spitfire Pilot, Writer and Guinea Pig

Aug 24, 2019Aug 23, 2019HTBS

National Sporting Heritage Day: The 1829 Boat Race Letter

Jul 27, 2019Jul 26, 2019HTBS

Images of Henley 2019: The Deciding Day (Intermediate and Club Events)

Jul 24, 2019Jul 24, 2019HTBS

Images of Henley 2019: Semi Saturday

Jul 19, 2019Jul 19, 2019HTBS

Beyond the Stewards’ Enclosure: Part II – The Picnic

Jul 7, 2019Jul 6, 2019HTBS

Eyes on the Prizes

Jun 18, 2019Jun 17, 2019HTBS

The Bumps of May

Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019HTBS

The Boat Race at 190

May 14, 2019May 13, 2019HTBS

From the World War I Trenches to the King’s Cup

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019HTBS

Picture Post: More From The HTBS Photo Archive

Apr 22, 2019Apr 21, 2019HTBS

Bevis Sanford: 1939 Light Blues Stroke Dies

Apr 16, 2019Apr 16, 2019HTBS

1968: Facetious Facts on The Boat Race

Apr 12, 2019Apr 11, 2019HTBS

Boat Race Day 2019: Images and Impressions

Apr 11, 2019Apr 10, 2019HTBS

The Oxbridge Veterans: Masters All

Apr 10, 2019Apr 9, 2019HTBS

P to M: Par For The Course

Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019HTBS

Boat Race Day 2019: Who said what and plus ça change

Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019HTBS

When Oarsmen were Gunmen

Apr 7, 2019Apr 6, 2019HTBS

Oxford – not the best crew in Oxford (to be fair, Cambridge wouldn’t be either)

Apr 5, 2019Apr 5, 2019HTBS

Looking Forward To The Boat Race?

Mar 30, 2019Mar 29, 2019HTBS

Letters That Mean So Much: A Suggestion From ‘Steve’

Mar 27, 2019Mar 25, 2019HTBS

A Boat Race Light in Style but Heavy on Class

Mar 26, 2019Mar 26, 2019HTBS

HTBS@10: Not Wimping Out – The HTBS 10th Anniversary Lunch

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