Race Across The World Trailer Teases Series 6 As BBC Adds Video Podcast

The latest coverage shows race across the world returning with a trailer that sets out strict rules and an epic route. The new series sends five pairs on a coast‑to‑coast east‑to‑west journey from Europe toward the uncharted edges of Mongolia.

Series 6 Trailer Lays Out Route and Rules

The trailer repeats a stark set of restrictions — “No flights. No phones. No safety net” — and frames the series as a test of navigation, planning and endurance. In this vast east‑to‑west journey, five pairs must forge their own path from familiar European settings to remote Mongolian borderlands, with the production asking who will finish first under those limits.

Race Across The World Gets Video Podcast Extension

Alongside the show’s new trailer, the broadcaster is expanding a slate of video podcasts tied to major TV brands. One of the new formats is Race Across the World: The Detour, hosted by Scott Mills and Alfie Watts, which will extend the programme’s audience into on‑demand audio‑visual formats across digital platforms.

Where To Watch And Companion Launches

The series is described as coming soon to iPlayer and One, with viewers encouraged to add it to their watchlists for notification. The wider podcast push will place companion video podcasts across iPlayer, Sounds and YouTube, and the expansion includes other branded extensions such as Sort Your Life Out Unpacked and Uncanny Cold Cases. Sort Your Life Out Unpacked and Uncanny Cold Cases are scheduled to be available on digital platforms from 7 April, while the Detour edition will sit alongside these companion pieces as part of the broadcaster’s cross‑platform strategy.

As promotion rolls out, the combination of a teased series route and new video‑podcast tie‑ins positions the show to reach viewers both on traditional broadcast and across digital audio‑visual services.