The BEST episodes of Race Across the World
Every episode of Race Across the World ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Race Across the World!
In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or smartphones allowed. Which pair will finish first?
#4 - Episode 8
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/26/2020
The teams embark on the final leg of their journey, heading off on the 4,800 kilometre trek to the finish line in Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world. However, as they prepare to leave the last checkpoint, one of the teams reveals that they have run out of money and will not be completing the challenge. The three remaining pairs rely on different tactics to get ahead, benefiting from risky gambles, lucky opportunities and the kindness of strangers.
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#6 - Episode 7
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/19/2020
With two teams at the checkpoint – Ilha Grande in Brazil – the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place. Dom and Lizzie are on foot running through the jungle, whilst Jo and Sam are paddling furiously in a canoe across the bay. It is a nail-biting ending, and the siblings just manage to edge out their rivals and sign into the book.
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#8 - Episode 5
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/5/2020
The four teams have reached the halfway mark in the 25,000km race to Ushuaia, and with only eight and a half hours between them, the race is on. To reach the next checkpoint - Cafayate in Argentina - teams must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile, but an unstable political climate in both countries puts everyone’s journeys at risk. With half the race still to complete, emotions are pushed to breaking point.
Watch Now:Amazon
#9 - Episode 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2019
It is the penultimate leg of BBC Two’s unrivalled travel series, that has taken viewers on a journey through the wilds of Kazakhstan to ancient villages in China. This leg sees the remaining four teams head through the dense forests and bustling metropolises of Cambodia and Vietnam, and the final checkpoint before Singapore – the island paradise of Koh Rong.
Watch Now:Amazon
#12 - Episode 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2019
The teams face the final leg of their journey, travelling 1500 miles down the Malaysian Peninsula to Singapore. However, seven weeks on the road is starting to take its toll. Josh and Felix are reliant on the kindness of strangers, Natalie and Shameema make a desperate gamble, Tony collapses with back pain, and Darron is forced to face his fear of dogs. Last in the series.
Watch Now:Amazon
#17 - Episode 3
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2019
The four remaining teams leave Azerbaijan and head across the deserts, mountains and Silk Road cities of Central Asia in the third leg of the challenge. Along the way, they meet a stuntman with a high-octane car, get the chance to watch a grisly 13th-century Kazakh sport played between horse riders and using the carcass of a dead goat, and brave a storm on the Caspian sea.
Watch Now:Amazon
#20 - Episode 6
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2020
With three teams at the checkpoint at Cafayate in Argentina, one team is yet to arrive. Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind their competitors and after a disastrous last leg, they must rely on all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.
Watch Now:Amazon
#21 - Episode 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2019
The global travel series reaches another level this week as the four remaining teams enter the People’s Republic of China. After nearly a month on the road together, relationships are coming under increasing pressure in what is the most challenging leg of the race to date. With vast distances to cover to the checkpoint - the ancient village of Huangyao - budgets are running low and emotions are high.
Watch Now:Amazon
#23 - Revealed
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/3/2020
The five teams reunite for the first time to reveal fascinating insights into their different strategies and individual experiences - from their highest highs to their lowest lows.
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