How ironic that the least problematic show in the world just got controversial. This week, Scott Mills was quietly removed from his role as co-presenter of Race Across the World’s new podcast as news about him hit the headlines. Fluffy reality TV was suddenly emblazoned in the stern headlines of the news pages.
Fortunately, little of that touches the show itself, which is as reliably feelgood as ever. Now in its sixth season, the BBC reality show’s formula of pitting couples against one another to – yep, you guessed it – race across the world is as heart-warming and consistently suspenseful as ever, without (thank goodness) requiring too much of the viewer.
