Race Across the World is a British television competition programme, in which teams of two race across an area of the world to become the fastest to reach a destination using any means of transportation other than air travel. The programme was broadcast on BBC Two for the first two series, but due to better than expected viewership moved to BBC One for the third series. It has been narrated by John Hannah since first airing in 2019.The first series, consisting of six episodes, aired from 3 March to 7 April 2019. On 9 July 2019, the BBC confirmed that a second and third series had been commissioned. The second series consisted of nine episodes, with the opening episode broadcast on 8 March 2020. In September 2022, the BBC announced the third series, which is set wholly within Canada and a move to BBC One.In an announcement on 3 October 2019, it was revealed that a celebrity spin-off series was in the works, but production was subsequently delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The line up and route for the celebrity edition was confirmed in a BBC press release on 27 July 2023.