Episode 1In a frenetic race across the world, travellers can choose any route they like - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip of a lifetime, which pair will finish first?
Episode 2
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Episode 2The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.
Episode 3
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Episode 3The 3rd leg begins in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi as the teams enter south east Asia. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh. Whoever reaches the checkpoint last will be eliminated from the race.
Episode 4
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Episode 4The teams are starting from the third checkpoint in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and must travel 1,400 kilometres through Thailand, one of the most visited countries in the world.
Episode 5
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Episode 5The teams must navigate the full length of Thailand to reach the next checkpoint - Koh Phi Phi - an archipelago of islands immortalised by the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Beach.
Episode 6
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Episode 6Leaving the tranquillity of the islands of Koh Phi Phi behind, the teams now must daringly take a giant leap into the unknown. Departing Thailand and embarking on a 2,000km journey to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Episode 7
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Episode 7The populous Indonesian island of Sumatra must be travelled through by the teams. An ad-hoc transport system, limited accommodation options and virtually zero English spoken will all have to be endured by the travellers.
The Final
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The FinalTwelve minutes is all that separates the first two teams as they embark on the final leg of their Race Across the World from Jakarta to Lombok.
The Reunion
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The ReunionThe five intrepid teams reunite in London to look back at their 51-day thrilling adventure through some of the most beautiful, populous and remote places on the planet.