The End of The Island

The World's Leading Rowing Podcast

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Our Story

Unlike many of the podcasts born during the Covid-19 lockdowns, The End of The Island has not only survived the return to regular life, but has matured into a thriving show at the beating heart of the rowing world.

Our first season launched April 2020; we were new to the world of podcasting, and our first few episodes were more than a little shaky. Fast-forward over three years, and we’ve transformed into a well-oiled show that highlights the diversity of the rowing world.

Today, alongside our ‘core’ podcast, we publish several mini series including two US-focussed shows – you can learn more about them below.

Our show focuses on discussion between our presenters (they’re below), but we also hear regularly from well-known guests.

We’ve had discussions with the likes of five-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Steve Redgrave, World Rowing Executive Director Vincent Gaillard, Olympic Champion Grace Predergast, Yale Head Coach Steve Gladstone, and many, many more…

Supported by our Title Sponsor and Partner – WinTech Racing – our podcast is heard by rowers in over 100 countries.

You can listen to The End of The Island wherever you get your podcasts.

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Our Production Team

Fergus Mainland

Host

Dubbed the ‘voice of British Rowing’, our ever-charismatic host, Fergus, created The End of The Island in April 2020. His voice is recognisable to fans the world-over, having hosted the British Rowing Debrief, JRN’s US-based shows and commentated at Henley Royal Regatta.

Camilla Hadland-Horrocks

Co-Host

A World Rowing, Olympic and Paralympic commentator, Camilla joined the podcast team as a regular presenter for season five and hasn’t looked back since. A mainstay of The End of The Island, Camilla’s international expertise pushes new and intriguing narratives on every episode.

Tom Morgan

Co-Host

JRN’s founder, Tom, is a long-time broadcaster, having started his commentary career for Regatta Radio back in its glory days. Today, alongside JRN, Tom continues to commentate at the nation’s top races, including Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women’s Regatta.

Ed Evans

Co-Host

Head of Ops for JRN, Ed is part of the UK commentary roster, his analysis heard at events such as Henley Women’s Regatta and the Oxford University Torpids. Besides his JRN work, Ed continues to coach in Cambridge and works with some of the nation’s foremost races.

Rosie Oates

Research Lead

Our Head of Writing Development, Columnist Editor and long-standing JRN team member, Rosie leads our pre-show research and analysis. Without Rosie’s preparation and coordination, the podcast would be unable to function.

Our Series