Draft:Celebrity Race Across the World series 1
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The first series of Celebrity Race Across the World was first announced on 3 October 2019,[1] but production was subsequently delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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Celebrity Race Across the World | |
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Series 1 | |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC One |
Original release | 20 September (2023-09-20) – 25 October 2023 (2023-10-25) |
On 27 July 2023, the BBC announced that the delayed celebrity version would air later that same year and revealed a route spanning 24 countries and over 10,000 kilometres (6,200 mi) starting in Marrakech, Morocco and finishing in Tromsø, Norway.[3]
In the same press release the BBC announced that the series would consist of 6 hour-long episodes and revealed the four pairs of competitors as weather presenter Alex Beresford and his father, Noel; former All Saints singer Melanie Blatt and her mother, Helene; McFly drummer Harry Judd and his mother, Emma and former British F4 Racing Driver Billy Monger and his sister, Bonny.
Celebrity Race Across the World had been planned for broadcast on 13 September 2023; however, the BBC announced its postponement due to the earthquakes in Marrakesh, where the show had been filmed prior to the disaster which killed over 2,500 people.