Race Across the World (2019)

Name: Race Across the World
Released: 2019-03-03

Country: United Kingdom
Length: 6 seasons, 51 episodes
Rating: 7.0 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere: IMDb

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Teams of two travel across a region without using airplanes trying to be the first to reach a set destination. They must budget the money given to them which equals the cost of a one-way plane ticket to the finish point.

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What happens

Race Across the World is a British television competition programme, in which teams of two race across an area of the world to become the fastest to reach a destination using any means of transportation other than air travel. For the journey, each team are given an amount of money equivalent to a one-way plane ticket to the final destination. The programme was broadcast on BBC Two for the first two series, but moved to BBC One for the third series. It has been narrated by John Hannah since first airing in 2019. The first series, consisting of six episodes, aired from 3 March to 7 April 2019. The series proved successful, and on 9 July 2019, the BBC confirmed that a second and third series had been commissioned. The second series consisted of nine episodes, with the opening episode broadcast on 8 March 2020. Due to the success of the airings on BBC Two, the BBC announced moving the third series to BBC One. Further series have been commissioned. A spin-off series, Celebrity Race Across the World, started airing in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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