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Popular BBC challenge series returning to screens for TWO more seasons – and applications are already open
The show recently launched a celebrity version leaving fans gripped to their screens
A HUGE BBC challenge series is returning for two more series with applications already underway.
Race Across The World will be back on BBC One later this year with its fourth series.
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But in a move that will delight viewers, execs have given the green light for a fifth series in 2025.
Applications for next year's show have already opened as bosses call on "intrepid duos" to sign up.
Race Across The World sees contestants take on the challenge of completing a journey through multiple countries, with the first team to reach the finishing point declared the winners.
They're not able to have their smartphones and have to ditch their credit cards for the race on a tight budget.
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Last year fans were gripped when the BBC aired its first ever celebrity version of the show.
The first episode drew in an average of 6.2million viewers - becoming the joint highest rated episode of the franchise along with the premiere episode of series three of the civilian version.
It marked the show becoming the most-watched factual entertainment series of the year on the Beeb.
Fans watched on as Good Morning Britain star Alex Beresford and his father, Noel, were crowned the champions of the programme after a tense race to the finish line.
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Race Across The World fans can also look forward to another celebrity series in the future.
Tim Harcourt, Creative Director, Studio Lambert said: "Audiences seem pleased that the difficult and disarming undertaking of the Race was not watered down for well-known personalities and their loved ones. We are thrilled to be making another series for the BBC."
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