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Blades, Sweat and Tears

Behind the scenes access with the GB Rowing Team as they strive for Olympic glory. Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Berkshire.

Radio Berkshire,14 episodes

Episodes

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GB win five medals at the Rowing World Cup in Italy
The men's and women's 8, and Lauren Henry in the single, all strike gold in Varese
15 Jun 2025,62 mins
World Cup 1 Italy - GB top the medals table
The start of the international season in Olympic year. GB started with a bang in Varese.
15 Apr 2024,21 mins
Preparing for the Paralympics
Ahead of the Paralympics in Paris, Tim Dellor meets GB rowers preparing for a big moment.
23 Jan 2024,33 mins
Rowing World Cup 3 2023 Lucerne
The GB Rowing Team dominated in the World Cup in Lucerne. All the analysis here.
09 Jul 2023,4 mins
Coxes special, with added Greg Searle
Tim Dellor catches up with Henry Fieldman, Matilda Horn, Erin Kennedy and Greg Searle.
01 Jun 2020,40 mins
Will Satch, Kyra Edwards, Saskia Budgett and James Fox
Lockdown training continues as attention turns to when some normality may return.
18 May 2020,21 mins
Andy Parkinson, Dr Polly Swann and Lauren Rowles
Tim Dellor catches up with some of the British Rowing squad as lockdown continues.
05 May 2020,26 mins
John Collins, Karen Bennett, Ellen Buttrick & Rachel Quarrell
Tim Dellor finds out how the rowers continue to train from home, and volunteer locally.
16 Apr 2020,32 mins
Home training continues, and Ransley retires
Tim Dellor catches up with the British Rowing squad as they continue to train from home.
07 Apr 2020,29 mins
How is training from home going?
Tim Dellor catches up with the British Rowing squad as Tokyo 2020 gets postponed.
27 Mar 2020,41 mins
James Fox, Ellen Buttrick and Ben Pritchard
Tim Dellor braves a windy rowing lake with James Fox, Ellen Buttrick and Ben Pritchard.
10 Mar 2020,24 mins
Tom George, Oliver Wynne-Griffith, and friends
Tim Dellor heads into the British Rowing gym with Tom George and Oliver Wynne-Griffith.
05 Mar 2020,24 mins
John Collins, Karen Bennett, and friends
Tim Dellor heads into the British Rowing gym with John Collins and Karen Bennett.
25 Feb 2020,26 mins
Welcome to Blades, Sweat and Tears
Tim Deller introduces a podcast series going behind the scenes with the GB Rowing Team.
20 Feb 2020,3 mins