Broadcaster, DJ and Celebrity Race Across the World contestant Tyler West will host the new video podcast Race Across the World: The Detour. The podcast will also feature series four winner Alfie Watts, sharing his top travel tips and hacks.
Race Across the World: The Detour will be available on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds immediately after the new series airs. The weekly video podcast will be the TV show’s younger, wilder sibling, charting the ups and downs of the new series.
Each week the podcast will welcome guests from travel-savvy creators, to comedians and celebrity fans of the show, as they dissect destinations, swap tales of adventure, and celebrate the real life stories and unforgettable journeys of Race Across the World.
The new podcast kicks off tonight with guests including Kola Bokinni and Molly Rainford, and Yinka Bokinni joining for a bonus episode on BBC Sounds.
Race Across the World: The Detour will be available weekly on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds from Thursday 2 April, straight after the TV episode airs.
Race Across the World: The Detour is a video podcast commissioned by BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds. The Executive Producers for the BBC are Jasmyn McGuile, Commissioning Editor for Factual Entertainment and Events and Will Drysdale, Commissioning Executive for BBC Sounds. Race Across the World, for BBC One and iPlayer, was commissioned by Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events and created and produced by Studio Lambert. The Executive producers are Louise Bartmann, Rob Fisher, Tim Harcourt, Katrina Hession and Lucy Curtis. The video podcast is produced by Platform Media, Executive Producers are Suzy Grant, Jonathan Pascoe and Darby Dorras, the Series Producer is Kate Holland.
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