The 1950 University Boat Race was at that time one of the biggest outside broadcasts ever attempted in Britain. Almost all of the BBC's resources in equipment and personnel were engaged in this broadcast. Expanding on the 1949 coverage of the Boat Race, BBC TV used a mounted camera in the bow of a launch following the boats as before but increased the number of cameras stationed along the shore (to twelve) and offered a separate TV sound commentary from the launch carrying the camera
