Fans of BBC's hit show, Race Across the World, will get a chance to see their programme a day earlier due to a major schedule change. The penultimate episode of season 6 will air earlier than usual this week, following a small schedule change on BBC One. While the series typically airs on Thursdays at 8pm, viewers can instead watch the latest episode on Wednesday, May 13 at the same time.
The switch comes as BBC One will show the semi-finals of this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday evening, with coverage running from 8pm until 10.15pm. The first Eurovision semi-final will air on Tuesday, May 12 at 8pm, before the grand final takes place on BBC One on Saturday, May 16 from 8pm through to around 11.50pm. Representing the UK this year is Look Mum No Computer with their track Eins, Zwei, Drei.
Meanwhile, Race Across the World will see the remaining pairs arrive in their eighth and final destination, Mongolia in East Asia. In the episode, the contestants will face harsh weather conditions, vast remote landscapes and difficult off-road journeys along rough terrain. With limited public transport available in some areas, the teams will need to negotiate paid lifts with locals while trying to keep within budget. The episode will also give viewers a taste of local culture, including traditional salty tea and performances of throat singing.
So far in the competition, the pairs have travelled across countries, including Italy, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. During last week's episode (May 7), the show took an emotional turn when contestant Andrew, who is partnered with his daughter Molly, opened up about his younger days in Belfast. Reflecting on his past, the geography teacher shared the realities of growing up in a country at war. Making reference to his daughter's upbringing, the dad said: "It's lovely to see her flourish, but in another way, I find it quite difficult at times because when I was Molly's age, I grew up in Belfast during the beginning of the troubles. Catholics and Protestants not seeing eye to eye, and it turned to violence." He continued: "You had to be careful of what areas you went to, what pubs you went, what streets you went to and everybody was on edge. There were bombs going off. Soldiers walking around with guns- people would have been killed for their religion, and it affects you."
Race Across the World is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
