Race Across The World

[LCFCJohn]

5 hours ago, Spudulike said:

I'm hoping the Glasgow couple win. Wanted to give her a cuddle when she was talking about not having kids. I like them even though he claims to support ManU. 

I thought he was actually from Manchester? Unless I’m completely wrong and it’s just about the football team (when he commented about Liverpool being the destination). Now I’m doubting whether he has a Mancunian accent or Scottish without having it on 

 

My point being if he is from there he gets a pass for supporting them 

[st albans fox]

17 minutes ago, LCFCJohn said:

I thought he was actually from Manchester? Unless I’m completely wrong and it’s just about the football team (when he commented about Liverpool being the destination). Now I’m doubting whether he has a Mancunian accent or Scottish without having it on 

 

My point being if he is from there he gets a pass for supporting them 

He sounds like a manc 

[Spudulike]

13 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

I thought he was actually from Manchester? Unless I’m completely wrong and it’s just about the football team (when he commented about Liverpool being the destination). Now I’m doubting whether he has a Mancunian accent or Scottish without having it on 

 

My point being if he is from there he gets a pass for supporting them 

Think you could be right. A quick Google and it seems they do live in Manchester. I think I remember in the opening episode introductions they had some sort of Glasgow connection. Perhaps they met at Uni? 

[Samilktray]

1 hour ago, Spudulike said:

Think you could be right. A quick Google and it seems they do live in Manchester. I think I remember in the opening episode introductions they had some sort of Glasgow connection. Perhaps they met at Uni? 

She’s Glaswegian and he’s a Manc 

[CosbehFox]

Boooo! My most unlikeable couple win 

[rachhere]

A bit disappointed, but thinking about it they deserved to win by taking the gamble like they did. It was very much an all of nothing decision, and in hindsight definitely the right one as they knew they would never win the foot race if they all ended up on the same ferry 

[Spudulike]

Glad they didn't all end up on the same ferry. There's been far too much of that and would've ruined the final leg. Hope the next series will be more difficult. Liked the characters though. 

[Foxdiamond]

I enjoyed the series. Not seen the others so nowt to compare to. Fair play to the winners.

[lcfc278]

Fair play to the winners, I'd had them down to come 3rd but just goes to show how important it was to save money, them getting the 2 taxis at the beginning to get to the port quicker really paid off.

 

Enjoyed this series but hoping the next one goes back to the first 2 series a little more, this season they all seemed to rely on lifts and strangers whereas previous seasons it all came down to planning the best routes, being shrewd and finding the best transport options. A great program though, I'd love to do it myself.

[BenTheFox]

12 hours ago, Foxdiamond said:

I enjoyed the series. Not seen the others so nowt to compare to. Fair play to the winners.

First one is comfortably the best in my opinion. Having to go from London through Europe into central Asia and then through China and then South-East Asia and seeing the changes in culture, transport, currency, food, language etc. made things far more interesting. I also think the people were the most likeable in the first series. 

[fuchsntf]

I am still trying to work out whether I like it or not…

 

Some great destinations,some great challenges within themselves…but

Did they actually see ( I mean See & feel) the places they raced through.

Chasing time over regions,  (even away from civil „unrest“) just to note for media

you saw the film,got the tee-shirt eyed,something or someone ain’t my idea of travel or challenge…

Sort of plastic travel instead of 
Do it in natural conditions,with life’s natural challenges,

with the automatic natural learn process.

Force the issue ,with cameras through planned action actually gives a comforting relief,without too much stress that anything drastic could go wrong..

 

Alone ( or pair/family) and confronting what’s in front of you,without at time ,

a get out is more experiencing even satisfying…

 

Though contradicting, I still respect what they do…

Its Just not my cup of tea..

 

It belongs to those people concentrating on their selfies at football or parties instead of the Event itself…

Edited 12 May 2023 by fuchsntf

[Lako42]

On 12/05/2023 at 16:42, fuchsntf said:

I am still trying to work out whether I like it or not…

 

Some great destinations,some great challenges within themselves…but

Did they actually see ( I mean See & feel) the places they raced through.

Chasing time over regions,  (even away from civil „unrest“) just to note for media

you saw the film,got the tee-shirt eyed,something or someone ain’t my idea of travel or challenge…

Sort of plastic travel instead of 
Do it in natural conditions,with life’s natural challenges,

with the automatic natural learn process.

Force the issue ,with cameras through planned action actually gives a comforting relief,without too much stress that anything drastic could go wrong..

 

Alone ( or pair/family) and confronting what’s in front of you,without at time ,

a get out is more experiencing even satisfying…

 

Though contradicting, I still respect what they do…

Its Just not my cup of tea..

 

It belongs to those people concentrating on their selfies at football or parties instead of the Event itself…

It's an 8 part series, would be a bit shit if it was just meandering around doing whatever you want. 

[fuchsntf]

4 hours ago, Lako42 said:

It's an 8 part series, would be a bit shit if it was just meandering around doing whatever you want. 

But meandering taking in,and doing what you want….is the enjoyment of adventure journeys..including the danger points, or challenges of travel.

I just mentioned my thoughts, or take on the programme.

[Merging Cultures]

I have watched all the series. This one was very poor, at least until the last two episodes, when there was a bit of drama and they could get alternative routes.

 

The ladies took a good gamble, I didn't think it was going to pay off, but they managed it. While the show itself wasn't very interesting the racers were all very nice and interesting. I did feel this one had more personal background chat than in previous ones, probably to make up for how boring the race was.

[Daggers]

7 hours ago, Lako42 said:

It's an 8 part series, would be a bit shit if it was just meandering around doing whatever you want. 

If people want to see that they could just watch our back 4 on MOTD.

[rachhere]

2 hours ago, Merging Cultures said:

I have watched all the series. This one was very poor, at least until the last two episodes, when there was a bit of drama and they could get alternative routes.

 

The ladies took a good gamble, I didn't think it was going to pay off, but they managed it. While the show itself wasn't very interesting the racers were all very nice and interesting. I did feel this one had more personal background chat than in previous ones, probably to make up for how boring the race was.

I am trying to thing where would have worked better. It had to have been through one country because of Covid and having to show negative tests results to enter different countries. USA probably the only other viable option, but they were quite slow in getting their public transport running again. I am sure they next series will be very different. 

[urban.spaceman]

3 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Race Across The World Series 5 starts on Wednesday 23rd April - the journey is across Asia. Great Wall to Southern India 

 

1 hour ago, FoxesDeb said:

One of my all time favourite tv programmes 

Honestly can’t wait!

[urban.spaceman]

 

Race Across The World 2025 starting point and teams revealed

Racing across vast distances without smartphones or bank cards, the teams will be pushed to their absolute limits

Published: 07:00 pm, 9 April 2025

 

 

Race Across the World is back! The BAFTA-award winning series, produced by Studio Lambert returns to iPlayer and BBC One for a fifth series in 2025.

The Great Wall of China is the starting point of this year's epic race. Five teams must navigate three of Asia’s most diverse nations, China, Nepal and India, in a race of over 14,000km to reach the finish line, Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India.

The teams include: sisters, Elizabeth and Letitia; former married couple, Yin and Gaz, brothers, Brian and Melvyn; teenage couple, Fin and Sioned and mother and son, Caroline and Tom.

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Racing across vast distances without smartphones or bank cards, and armed only with cash equating to the cost of flying the route, our teams will be pushed to their absolute limits. Only one team can claim victory over the others and win the cash prize of £20,000.

Race Across the World, is a 9x60' series produced by Studio Lambert for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series was commissioned by Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events and the BBC Commissioning Editor is Jasmyn McGuile. Tim Harcourt, Lucy Curtis, Rob Fisher and Benjamin Leigh are the Executive Producers for Studio Lambert. Kezia Walker is Senior Production Executive and Maria Kennedy is Senior Line Producer for Studio Lambert.

 

 

[Spudulike]

Think I'll wait until it's over and binge on iPlayer.

[BenTheFox]

So far I can't stand the financial advisor bloke from the brothers pairing. 

[VLC86]

9 minutes ago, BenTheFox said:

So far I can't stand the financial advisor bloke from the brothers pairing. 

Him constantly speaking about money is a bit annoying but they seem decent enough. The posh son and his mum can get in the bin though.

[grobyfox1990]

6 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

Him constantly speaking about money is a bit annoying but they seem decent enough. The posh son and his mum can get in the bin though.

It’s so heavily edited and all of them are obvs told to take up a character role. Always thought this programme would be better without people on it. 

[Parafox]

33 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

It’s so heavily edited and all of them are obvs told to take up a character role. Always thought this programme would be better without people on it. 

 

Just another shite, rigged, nothing TV show, among so many others.

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

2 hours ago, VLC86 said:

Him constantly speaking about money is a bit annoying but they seem decent enough. The posh son and his mum can get in the bin though.

The new Kevin and Claudia from the Canada series!

[Stadt]

I quite liked both of the blokes from Derbyshire. The laughing at the key in the door was very Top Gear.

 

Letitia speaking Mandarin should be a huge advantage both I didn't think that bore out really.