The BAFTA-winning adventure series Race Across the World returns for its fifth thrilling series in 2025, coming to BBC One and iPlayer later this month, and the BBC has announced the contestants.
This time, the epic journey kicks off at the iconic Great Wall of China. Five determined teams will race over 14,000km across three of Asia’s most breathtaking and diverse countries—China, Nepal, and India—on their way to the finish line in Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India.
Competing in this high-stakes adventure are:
- Sisters Elizabeth and Letitia
- Formerly married duo Yin and Gaz
- Brothers Brian and Melvyn
- Teenage sweethearts Fin and Sioned
- Mother and son team Caroline and Tom
With no smartphones, no bank cards, and only the cash equivalent of a one-way airfare, the teams must rely on ingenuity, resilience, and the kindness of strangers to make it to the finish. At the end of the road lies a £20,000 prize—and bragging rights as champions.
Don’t miss Race Across the World and Celebrity Race Across the World—both available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Add them to your Watchlist now.
This 9×60’ series is produced by Studio Lambert for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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