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Race Across the World: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream

No flights, no phones - and one high-stakes, low-budget race to the finish. On a globe-spanning adventure of a lifetime, which pair will cross the line first?

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Upcoming Releases
Channel Episode Time
Recent
Series 6 · Episode 3
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Your Time
Thu 16 Apr · 19:00
UK
Thu 16 Apr · 19:00
Upcoming Release
Race Across the World
With over 4,500km behind them, the race steps up a gear as the remaining teams learn the fourth checkpoint lies in Georgia’s futuristic capital, Tbilisi.
Your Time
Thu 23 Apr · 19:00
UK
Thu 23 Apr · 19:00
Channel
BBC One
Recent
Episode
Series 6 · Episode 3
Series 6 Episode 3
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Time
Your Time
Thu 16 Apr · 19:00
UK
Thu 16 Apr · 19:00
Channel
BBC One
Upcoming Release
Episode
Race Across the World
With over 4,500km behind them, the race steps up a gear as the remaining teams learn the fourth checkpoint lies in Georgia’s futuristic capital, Tbilisi.
Time
Your Time
Thu 23 Apr · 19:00
UK
Thu 23 Apr · 19:00
Repeats
Channel Episode Time
Repeat
Race Across the World
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Your Time
Tue 21 Apr · 03:00
UK
Tue 21 Apr · 03:00
Repeat
Race Across the World
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Your Time
Tue 21 Apr · 19:00
UK
Tue 21 Apr · 19:00
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Race Across the World
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Time
Your Time
Tue 21 Apr · 03:00
UK
Tue 21 Apr · 03:00
Channel
Repeat
Episode
Race Across the World
The five teams bid farewell to Europe and head into Asia, racing toward the remote riverside town of Halfeti, where the last to arrive will be eliminated from the competition.
Time
Your Time
Tue 21 Apr · 19:00
UK
Tue 21 Apr · 19:00

Available for Streaming

Series 5 9. The Reunion

9. The Reunion

Six months after undertaking the race of a lifetime, the five intrepid pairs meet for the first time since returning home.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 18 Jun 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 8

Episode 8

After racing nearly 13,000 kilometres over seven weeks through China, Nepal and India, the four teams are about to embark on the final leg of the race.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 11 Jun 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 7

Episode 7

In the penultimate episode, the finish line is in sight for the four remaining teams, who need to reach the seventh checkpoint - Panaji, the tiny capital of India’s smallest state, Goa.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 4 Jun 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 6

Episode 6

With over two-thirds of the race completed and almost 10,000km travelled, four teams have successfully made it to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 28 May 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 5

Episode 5

After journeying through China and Nepal, the teams have reached northern India. Ahead of them is a journey of 1,500km north west of Varanasi to the fifth checkpoint, McLeod Ganj.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 21 May 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 4

Episode 4

After reaching Shangri-La in China, the teams discover where they are headed next – one of the world’s oldest living cities, Varanasi.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 14 May 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 3

Episode 3

The five pairs are challenged to race from the island checkpoint of Sanya to the mysterious Shangri-La – a city sitting on the edge of the Tibetan plateau towards the foothills of the Himalayas.
Duration: 58 mins First broadcast: 9pm 7 May 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 2

Episode 2

The teams race to reach the second checkpoint – Sanya, one of China's most southerly cities. As well as choosing the best route to get there, they have a typhoon to contend with.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 9pm 30 Apr 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Series 5 Episode 1

Episode 1

Five intrepid duos are tasked with undertaking the trip of a lifetime, racing over 14,000km across Asia, the world’s largest continent, taking in three of its nations – China, Nepal and India.
Duration: 59 mins First broadcast: 9pm 23 Apr 2025
Availability: Available for over a year (until 18 Jun 2030)
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Race Across the World FAQs

When is Race Across the World next on?

The next broadcast of Race Across the World airs at Tue 21 Apr · 03:00(UK: Tue 21 Apr · 03:00) on BBC Two.

Which channel is Race Across the World next on?

Race Across the World returns on BBC Two next. Check the listings above for every upcoming airing.

When will Race Across the World be available on iPlayer?

Episodes land on BBC iPlayer just after the show finishes airing. Use the streaming section above to jump in as soon as it drops.

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