One of the most popular BBC One series is Race Across the World, an epic adventure that sees pairs make their way through foreign lands with no smartphone and limited resources.
In 2024, the Celebrity spin-off series took viewers to South America, with four couples traversing from the Amazon in Brazil to the Andes in Chile. Earlier in the year, the main series visited Asia, with five pairs trying to make their way from Japan to Indonesia.
The show is a brilliant way to see parts of the world that may have not been on your radar before, and think about the best way you would tackle a race on a shoestring budget. But when will the BBC hit return? We’ve rounded up everything we know so far.
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Is Race Across the World returning for season 5?
Good news – Race Across the World will be back! The show was renewed for another season, and applications opened earlier in 2024.
While you’ve missed the chance for this year’s televised adventure, applications for season 6 are live now, and we expect that series to air in 2026.
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When will Race Across the World season 5 be released?
The first teaser for series 5 has circulated online and was picked up by TV Zone.
The video only says the new instalment of Race Across The World is ‘coming soon’, though the article from TV Zone claims that the show will be back in April 2025.
A spring release date is in line with our predictions, based on previous seasons. When we have an exact release date, we’ll update this article.
Is there a trailer for Race Across the World series 5?
Yes – watch the first-look teaser trailer below:
Do we know the route for Race Across the World season 5?
Users on Reddit believe that the teaser trailer for Race Across the World series 5 shows off footage from Nepal, India and China.
For reference, here are the previous routes:
- Series 1: London to Marina Bay (Checkpoints in Greece, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, China, Cambodia and Singapore)
- Series 2: Mexico City to Ushuaia (Checkpoints in Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil)
- Series 3: Vancouver to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (Checkpoints all in Canada)
- Celebrity Series 1: Marrakesh to Tromsø (Checkpoints in Portugal, France, Switzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Norway)
- Series 4: Sapporo to Gili Meno (Checkpoints in Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia)
- Celebrity Series 2: Belém to Frutillar (Checkpoints in Brazil, Argentina and Chile)
Who won Celebrity Race Across the World season 2?
Major spoilers for the latest season of Race Across the World below
Despite Jeff and Freddy going into the final leg with the highest budget, Scott and Sam took some big gambles and managed to reach the final, spectacular checkpoint first.
Kola and Mary Ellen were just a few hours behind them, with the other two pairs being hindered by issues with public transport.
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Author: Hannah Cowton-Barnes, Entertainment Editor, Tech Advisor
As Tech Advisor's Entertainment Editor, Hannah is the resident expert in all things streaming, film and TV. Before joining Tech Advisor in 2019, she studied Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds and created a website dedicated to geek culture and lifestyle. She's also reviewed a whole range of gadgets including flagship smartphones, wearables and styling tools. Outside of Foundry, she's written freelance pieces for Polygon, Metro and Den of Geek, and is proud to be a Women Techmakers Ambassador for Google.