The BEST episodes of Race Across the World season 1

Every episode of Race Across the World season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Race Across the World season 1!

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?

Last Updated: 4/13/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
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Episode 6
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7.63
41 votes

#1 - 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.

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Episode 5
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7.56
36 votes

#2 - 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.

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Episode 1
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7.50
54 votes

#3 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/3/2019

Five pairs of travellers travel from Greenwich to Singapore without getting on a plane or using mobile phones or credit cards. Their first port of call is Delphi.

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Episode 3
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7.45
44 votes

#4 - 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.

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Episode 2
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7.44
48 votes

#5 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2019

The five teams head to their next checkpoint - Baku in Azerbaijan - a journey that will see them leave behind the familiarity of the West for the exotic and unknown of the East.

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Episode 4
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7.31
39 votes

#6 - 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.

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