Celebrity Race Across the World gets new air date after being postponed
The show's launch was put on hold due to the tragic events in Morocco.
Celebrity Race Across the World will now air on BBC One on Wednesday 20th September, after being postponed earlier this week.
The season was initially set to air on BBC One on Wednesday 13th September - however, following the tragic events in Morocco, it was put on hold.
In a statement, the BBC said: "In light of the earthquake in Morocco, we have taken the decision to postpone the first episode of Celebrity Race Across the World, which was filmed in Marrakesh."
Celebrity Race Across the World is set to feature McFly drummer Harry Judd and his mother, broadcaster Alex Beresford and his father, singer Melanie Blatt and her mother and British racing driver and pundit Billy Monger and his sister.
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The route the famous faces and their family members took is from Marrakech, Morocco - the most north-western country in Africa - to Tromsø, Norway - which is known as the Arctic capital.
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The pairs travelled through the Mediterranean to the mighty Alps, unexplored Central Europe, the fairy tale Baltic States and snowy Scandinavia.
Episodes were filmed at the end of 2022 and the journey will span across 24 countries and over 10,000km.
The show is set to have six instalments and, much like the previous seasons, the racers are stripped of all modern luxuries and have to rely on their skills and hard work to win the race.
Celebrity Race Across the World begins on Wednesday 20th September. Previous seasons of Race Across the World are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.
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