Secrets of BBC competition show exposed in one-off special episode after fans slammed ‘fake’ scenes

THE secrets of one popular BBC competition show are set to be exposed in a one-off special episode.

Race Across The World has previously come under fire from viewers as they claimed some of the show was 'contrived'.

In the recent fourth series of the BBC show, five pairings were tasked to complete a 15,000 kilometre journey from Japan to Indonesia.

The show is set to come to an end tomorrow when the grand final will finally air on BBC One.

However, for the first time in the shows history, the corporation will air a reunion episode for the show as the contestants are set to reunite.

But this will also include A special behind the scenes look at how the programme is actually made.

The corporation has announced that the instalment is set to be screened at at 10pm, directly after the grand finale.

A promo trailer was released on the show's official social media profile on X - formerly known as Twitter.

In the clip, fans caught a glimpse of the contestants getting their microphones put on, as well as video of the crew following them around the globe.

A voiceover in the promo explained: "A more practical necessity of race life was being followed by the film crew every step of the way.

"And for the first time, we reveal the arduous endeavour of life behind the scenes."

Contestant Stephen explained: "I thought at the time I started the race that we just do, and we just race and the camera people run around us and film what we do."

He added: "But the teams of people and the background stuff that makes television is huge!"

The rules were relatively strict throughout the competition as the contestants were not given telephone or internet access to help them in the show.

Although they were not allowed to subsidise their budgets from their personal coffers, they were allowed to partake in short-term work opportunities to get that extra cash.

Each person had a total budget of £1,390 to help them get to each of the seven different checkpoints, where there were enforced rest periods.

The contestants only found out the next destination on the departure from each checkpoint.

The first team to arrive at the final checkpoint will receive a whopping £20,000 as a prize.

Viewers couldn't help but think that some of the scenes seemed 'contrived' for the purposes of the show.

They took to social media as they suggested that some of the show might have been set up and seemed 'fake'.

One viewer claimed: "Without their passports, they won’t be able to enter Indonesia …. Or anywhere else …. this is just fake drama for the cameras ‘innit 🤷‍♂️."

Another sarcastically commented: "Oh, how fortunate, we’ve just stumbled off a bus in Sumatra and immediately got a job. How contrived is #raceacrosstheworld."

"I suspect the employment ‘opportunities’ are slightly producer-contrived….🤔," thought a third viewer.

As a fourth fumed: "This years #raceacrosstheworld has been the worst. Too much work and rubbish, topping up their pot. Complete c***."

They added: "Become too contrived. They've chosen every couple with a sob story of some kind. Hardly a travel programme."