Gavin & Stacey icon's new UK version of adventure reality show confirms air date
Get ready for your new favourite TV show!
If you've felt a bit out of sorts since The Traitors and Race Across the World came to end, fear not as a thrilling new series is making its way to BBC One that'll fill that adventure shaped hole in your heart.
Hosted by Rob Brydon, Destination X follows contestants on a road trip of a lifetime, but there's a catch – they have no clue where they are.
In order to win, they must figure out their mystery locations as they set out on a real-time board game, with challenges designed to offer clues to their location – and a few red herrings along the way.
At the end of each episode, the contestants must guess where they are, and the furthest from the actual location will leave the competition. The first player to reach the final destination will be crowned the winner.
Destination X begins on Wednesday 30th July at 9pm on BBC One, followed by a second episode at the same time on Thursday 31st July.
The series is already a success worldwide, based on the award-winning Belgian format. It also had a run in the US, hosted by actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Speaking of stepping into his presenting shoes, Rob Brydon said: "How could I turn down the opportunity to become the mastermind of Destination X, the thrilling new travel adventure series coming to the BBC next year.
"It’s a show that turns the whole of Europe into a board game – manipulating the players and the audience at home along the way. I can’t wait to be the puppet master orchestrating every twist and turn as our contestants are taken on a journey where everything is not as it seems. It’s going to be a wild ride!"
Catherine Catton, Head of Factual Entertainment and Events at the BBC, added: Rob is the perfect host to guide our cast and audience over the course of this extraordinary road trip where nothing is quite what it seems, and we are delighted to be working with him on this amazing series."
Destination X begins on Wednesday 30th July at 9pm on BBC One.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
