Race Across the World

Really easy viewing for all the family and a nice escape from the world's troubles right now! They pick great characters and I hope they keep making more of them.

Real people, real emotions, amazing places, great scenery and people, the pressure of the competition, relationships being tested ...it has everything, fantastic show. Can't wait for the next season!!

When it's good, its great but there's a hell of a lot of back (and sob) story repeated over and over again. Totally unnecessary. Really doesn't need a presenter and should stick to current format.

I have watched every series of this absolutely wonderfully written produced show. Like many reality shows a large part of the show are the people whom take part and their personalities. The teams made up each of 2 contestants range from friends siblings married couples etc they all begin with the same amount of money that they must budget and use to travel from one country to another they are not allowed any communication technology such as mobiles computers or iPads all they are given is a paper map. At the start they are given the next destination point and check in how they get there is up to them! I can promise this show is not only entertaining it also is eye opening to the many places in this vast world and the local inhabitants and how they live. At each check point they are ranked on time of arrival and leave the next day on that ranking when they are told the next leg of their journey and destination. I only wish this show had been around when I was younger and fitter as I think each contestant is so enriched by their journeys and locals they meet an experience like no other the winners win £20.000 however personally I think the money is secondary to the amazing time they have had.

This show beats the vulgar american 'amazing race' by leaps and bounds. Very real. No fantasy. Absolutely brilliant! Can't wait for the next season.