BBC's Race Across the World is back with a brand new location and a fresh batch of contestants for season three. The hit global competition series, sees pairs of intrepid travellers race across the globe with no planes, no credit cards and no smartphones in sight.
Season two of the BBC programme saw five teams attempt to travel the entire length of Latin America, while series one tasked pairs of travellers with racing to reach the Far East. In series three, five pairs of intrepid travellers will race across Canada. Ocean to ocean.
This year's pairs consist of best friends Cathie, from South Wales, and Tricia; brothers Marc and Michael; husband and wife Mobeen and Zainib; and two father and daughter duos – Kevin and Claudia, and Ladi and Monique.
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As always, the teams must navigate their way through the very edges of civilisation, taking in vast prairies, untouched wilderness, and great lakes without the use of air travel or any of the trappings of modern-day life. They will only have the cash equivalent of doing the same journey by plane to their final destination. Here's everything you need to know.
When does BBC Race Across the World start?
The new series returns on Wednesday, March 22 at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The hour-long episodes will air weekly on the channel at the same time.
Who are the BBC Race Across the World contestants?
Best friends Cathie and Tricia
Cathie, 49, is a company director at local pharmacy from South Wales and Tricia, 48, is a bank clerk from Devon.
Brothers Marc and Michael
Marc, 36, is a lift operator from Tamworth, and Michael, 34, is a manager in children’s services from West Midlands.
Husband and wife Mobeen and Zainib
Mobeen, 31, is a trauma orthopedic surgeon, trainee registrar from Manchester, and Zainib, 32, is a psychiatrist from Glasgow.
Father and daughter duo Kevin and Claudia
Claudia, 27, works in product development and buying and her dad Kevin, 53, is a marine canopy maker. They live in Southampton.
Father and daughter duo Ladi and Monique
Ladi, 52, is a sport and physical activity professional from Essex, while Monique, 25, is an event manager living in East London.
Where is BBC Race Across the World taking place?
This year the race is taking place in Canada. Starting out at the very edge of the Pacific Ocean in Vancouver – the teams will travel over 16,000 kilometres across six time zones all at ground level to the finish line perched on the rugged Atlantic coast, North America’s most easterly city - St John’s Newfoundland.
Taking place against the stunning backdrop of Canada but with no mobile phone, internet access or credit cards to assist them, the competing travellers will discover that to reach the finish line quickest, and win the £20,000 cash prize, they need to rely on their travel skills and ingenuity as well as the kindness of strangers. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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