Crufts 2026: 08/03/2026


7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Sunday, March 8 on Channel 4 (4)

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08/03/2026
Season 1, Episode 1

Clare Balding and Claudia Winkleman introduce the grand finale of this year's dog show, as the Best in Show winner is declared. Plus, the judging of the Gundog Group, the Hero Dogs of 2026, and the presenting team select the breeds that look most like them


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Cast & Crew

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Clare Balding (Presenter)
Gary Franses (Executive producer)
Stephen Booth (Producer)
Ian Finch (Director)
Daniel Hudson (Director)

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Clare Balding (Presenter)
Born: January 29, 1971 in Kingsclere, Hampshire
Best Known For: Fronting the BBC's horse-racing coverage
Early-life: Clare Victoria Balding was born in Kingsclere, Hampshire, on January 29, 1971. Her father Ian and uncles Toby and William were horse trainers whose love of the sport was passed on to the young rider. She was a leading amateur flat jockey in 1989 and 1990, the same year which saw her crowned as Champion Lady Rider. She left the saddle behind in 1991 to study English at Cambridge, and in 1993 landed her first job in entertainment, presenting the racing bulletin on BBC Radio Five's Danny Baker's Morning Edition.
Career: From there, she progressed to the revamped Radio Five Live, joining the station at its launch in 1994. In that summer, thanks to a recommendation from commentator Julian Wilson, Clare made her TV debut at Royal Ascot, eventually taking over full-time in 1997 alongside former jockey Willie Carson. Since then, she's been a regular on the small screen presenting a wide range of sports, including Wimbledon, the Olympics, and rugby league. She's also branched out into non-sport programmes with the likes of Crufts, Have I Got News For You and Call My Bluff. She's a prolific radio presenter and in 2012 published her autobiography, entitled My Animals and Other Family.
Quote: On moving to London: 'I missed the countryside, the village shop where people looked me in the eye and said hello.'
Trivia: She received an OBE in 2013 for services to broadcasting and journalism.
Claudia Winkleman (Presenter)
Born: January 15, 1972 in London
Best Known For: Strictly Come Dancing, and the BBC's flagship Film programme.
Early-life: Claudia Anne Winkleman was born in London on January 15, 1972, to former Sunday Express editor Eve Pollard and publisher Barry Winkleman. Her parents split when she was three, and subsequently remarried. Her half-sister, Sophie, is an actress, and she also has a half-brother called Nicholas. Claudia grew up in the London suburb of Hampstead and attended the City of London School for Girls before studying art history at Cambridge. She considered pursuing a career as a gallery curator, encouraged by her mother who thought the media could be tough on women, but instead ended up working on TV.
Career: Winkleman's TV career began with a job on the regional discussion programme Central Today in 1991, before graduating to Holiday on BBC One and ITV's This Morning. She worked on the infamous L!ve TV and various other digital channels before joining BBC Three's Liquid News in 2002. She also presented a Fame Academy spin-off series, and between 2004 and 2010, she presented Strictly Come Dancing's daily sister show, It Takes Two. Since then, she's fronted Art School, the Eurovision Dance Contest and part of the Sports Relief coverage, as well as her own vehicles, such as King Of. She currently co-hosts the Film programme and since 2013, she has presented The Great British Sewing Bee for BBC Two. After previously filling in as a co-host on Strictly Come Dancing when Bruce Forsyth was unavailable, she became the full-time co-host alongside Tess Daly in 2014.
Quote: On her parents: 'Nepotism is a magnificent thing. Not in the sense of 'Don't worry, love, I'll get you a job', but because they can give you advice.'
Trivia: Winkleman has lent her support to a number of charities, including Comic Relief and Refuge.
Gary Franses (Executive producer)
Stephen Booth (Producer)
Cerith Williams (Producer)
Ian Finch (Director)
Daniel Hudson (Director)