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00:00Reaching the other side of the world has never been easier.
00:06However, by flying over, are we forgetting how to travel through?
00:13Singapore.
00:14The furthest point from the UK by road and rail.
00:19Normally a 12-hour plane journey.
00:22But could you get there for just the price of the airfare
00:26without taking a single flight?
00:30What am I doing? Holy moly, that's going to be tough.
00:32Five pairs of ordinary Brits are about to attempt just that.
00:36Most people would go from A to B on a plane, but then they'd miss all this.
00:41In an extraordinary race.
00:44Come on, come on.
00:44At ground level, they'll cover over 12,000 miles.
00:48Oh, man. Look at that. That's amazing.
00:50Everybody wants to get to Azerbaijan.
00:55Who will finish first as they leave behind the trappings of modern day life?
00:59It's 34 hours on one bus.
01:02Without their bank cards.
01:04We're going to run out of money at some point.
01:05And their smartphones.
01:07I don't want to argue about it.
01:08Time's ticking off.
01:09It will test them physically.
01:12This is where you find out about yourself.
01:14Sleep.
01:14Sleep where?
01:15You can't finish the race if you're dead.
01:17And emotionally.
01:18It's almost like I'm questioning my purpose.
01:20What is it that I want?
01:22It's just a bit much.
01:25I'm a breaking point.
01:27How will they triumph?
01:30Tactics.
01:31New strategy.
01:32Blending with all our phones.
01:34Resourcefulness.
01:35This is nice.
01:35It's actually lovely.
01:37Risk taking.
01:38Seriously running out of food.
01:39Proper water.
01:41Or charm.
01:42Can you take us to Greece?
01:44For you.
01:44I want to help you.
01:46The reward is great.
01:49It's about recapturing the little bit of me then.
01:53As the first team to Singapore will claim the prize of £20,000.
02:00In a race across the world.
02:03Shift your butt.
02:04Come on.
02:0650 days.
02:08Blood, sweat, tears.
02:19The race begins in Greenwich.
02:21The Meridian Line separating East from West.
02:26The Old Naval College is the former home of the Royal Navy.
02:29An epicentre of British exploration.
02:33Gosh, I can't wait.
02:34No, no.
02:35I'm so excited.
02:37First to arrive, best pals since school, Sue and Clare.
02:41Clare has been my best friend since we were 11 years old.
02:45Can't wait.
02:46The most exciting thing I think we've ever done.
02:49When we were 21, we did an interrail trip together around Europe.
02:53Good morning.
02:54Good morning.
02:55We didn't have phones.
02:56We didn't have the internet.
02:58We had limited money.
03:02Hello.
03:03Yes, we want to win.
03:05But I think we also both want to enjoy the experience of the journey.
03:10Do you know where we are?
03:12Well, we're at Greenwich.
03:13The next team aiming to find the fastest route to Singapore
03:16without catching a plane,
03:18father and son Darren and Alex from Bradford.
03:22I think I'm going to be quite hopeless at the start
03:24because I'm used to my phone.
03:26Like, if I'm lost, I'll go on Google Maps.
03:30But I'm going to win because I got my dad.
03:32Like, he knows how to travel.
03:34You got your seat back pocket?
03:36A bit.
03:37I slept in tents on top of mountains,
03:39in the wilderness, outside of an active volcano.
03:42I want something I've never experienced.
03:45Before the start of the race,
03:47the teams have agreed to be stripped of all mobile devices,
03:50credit cards and cash.
03:53Good morning.
03:54Good morning.
03:55Do you have any mobile phones or wallets with you?
03:57Yes. I do.
03:58Right, if you could hand that over to my colleague for me, please.
04:02What each team is provided with is a world map,
04:06a travel guide with local job ads and two money belts.
04:12Third up, friends for over 30 years, Natalie and Shamima.
04:18You forget how pretty London is.
04:20I know.
04:21I would say Natalie and I's experience of travel is very different.
04:26My first expedition, I went to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India,
04:33Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania.
04:39Setting off into the unknown is something that I don't usually do.
04:42You know, I've never even owned a backpack before.
04:44This trip has come at a great time for me.
04:47I've been married for 19 years,
04:49but we've decided that it's the right time for us to separate.
04:53And my two daughters are growing into strong, independent women.
04:57So it's almost like someone saying,
05:00you've got permission to not be responsible for something.
05:03And that feels quite nice.
05:05First thoughts when I say race across the world.
05:10Oh, shit.
05:12Good morning.
05:14Good morning.
05:14For the team's safety,
05:16the only piece of technology permitted is a GPS device.
05:21That will track their progress to the finish line.
05:26Singapore.
05:27The furthest point you can travel to from the UK by road and rail.
05:31A journey of over 12,000 miles.
05:34But rather than a 12-hour direct flight,
05:37it'll take an estimated 50 days.
05:46also joining the race,
05:48husband and wife and owners of a small retail chain,
05:51Jinda and Bindu, from Nottingham.
05:54We've been together since we were children and after three decades you're
05:58going to know somebody very very well. We've been through ups, downs, we've been
06:02broke together, we've been through crises together. Our marriage has seen
06:06everything that a marriage can see and come out the other side.
06:10It's made us so tough and it's made us so determined. Those skills when you put
06:16them in this type of situation it really boosts you along. We need turbulence and
06:21stress around us to perform.
06:26Centre of time. I am so ready and completing the line-up best friends and
06:32business partners Josh and Felix. We've travelled a lot together over the last
06:36five or six years we've had some incredible adventures kind of a bit like
06:40Hergé's Tintin. Whether it's grizzly bears in the Oregon mountains or visit the
06:46Montenegrin Alps we know that anything the challenge can throw at us will
06:50probably be able to surmount. This is going to be the most rich and amazing
06:55experience. We want to climb the hills and swim in the lakes. We want to eat it.
07:06On route to Singapore the teams must pass through five checkpoints. Only when they
07:13reach one will they learn where the next will be.
07:15Your first checkpoint will be Delphi. Delphi. Where's Delphi? France? Really? Greece. The Oracle.
07:23The Oracle. Yeah. I've got some Sophocles in my bag so I'm sorted.
07:28Oh, lovely. Just over £1,300 per person gives them a budget of roughly £25 each a day.
07:35You have £1,329. The cost of a direct flight to Singapore. So it's got to cover all expenses
07:43on the race including food, water, travel and accommodation. They'll have to work to earn extra
07:48cash and travel smart if they're to make it to Singapore. We don't want to run out of money.
07:53It can always work. I don't know how to do budgeting and be careful. We'll make it work.
07:58We know how to live on a budget. We'll make it work. We'll make it work. Yeah. I'm not worried.
08:05The race begins at 1400 hours.
08:11Hey, guys. Hi.
08:13Can you help? No, she's fine.
08:15The intrepid adventurers assemble at the start line.
08:18We meet at last. Yeah.
08:20Setting eyes on their competition for the very first time.
08:23Hello. Hi. Hi.
08:26Our paths will, I suppose, cross. We'll be a little bit ahead of you, unfortunately, you know.
08:32All that stands between the finish line and the £20,000 prize is two continents, 21 countries,
08:40four seas and each other.
08:42Oh!
08:43Ah!
09:07We've got to be at least jogging. We're in a race, remember?
09:10So, I can't run with its back on. Not yet. Not yet. We're talking running. We're talking jogging.
09:14Just suck it up and jog. But we don't need to jog. We're just, like, walk really fast.
09:23Should we look on the map? No, not now. We can get going. It's not going to move, is it?
09:27Without smartphones to help plan the route to the first checkpoint...
09:31I'll find somebody to ask where Delphi is, yeah?
09:33..they need to be sure where it is.
09:35I was wondering if you could help me. I... No money. I don't need... No, no, no, no.
09:40I don't need money. Delphi, Greece. Yep.
09:45Almost 1900 miles from London and the team's first checkpoint, the ancient town of Delphi.
09:52When the Greek god Zeus sought to find the centre of the world, he released two eagles,
09:57one to the east and another to the west, and Delphi was the point at which they met.
10:04It seems like the most direct route is just this straight line here through Germany,
10:08Croatia, Albania. There are two sensible routes to Delphi. The first could take the teams through
10:15Western Europe from France to Italy, crossing the Adriatic to Greece. Transport is fast and reliable,
10:22but can be expensive. I don't think that's going to be necessarily the quickest way to do it.
10:26The coastal route is not going to be the quickest. Or they could navigate central Europe to the Balkans,
10:31where travelling can be cheaper, but transport less reliable. Let's get across the channel first.
10:38But first, they need to get out of the UK.
10:43I was thinking, get a train that will get us out of London and then try and see if we
10:47can hitchhike.
10:48We might be able to find someone who's taking the ferry over. Do you know, like, from Dartford,
10:52which is the next town in the direction towards Dover? Great. Well, the next big town is Graves Inn.
10:59We'll get to Victoria's coach station. Yeah. See what coaches are due, see where they go,
11:05and we'll adapt and adjust accordingly. Yeah, we'll just see what happens. Yeah. I mean,
11:09if you all know, there might be one due to Paris. Could you call a local taxi firm? Hi there.
11:18I'm in
11:22so far. 105. Okay. It's not cheap to get out of London, but I just want to move forward. There's
11:31a
11:31little dock here, where they have boats that go back to Waterloo. I think we can get a train
11:38to Ashford International. From there, see if we can negotiate a ticket on the Euro style.
11:45Josh and Felix are on a mission to cross the channel today at any price.
11:51We'd like to go to Dover or Folkestone. We'd basically like to know the prices.
11:55It's 70 quid. It's quite a lot of dock. Peel of this, even though it's more money than we want
11:58to spend. We can be there in two hours. I would like to sit down and look at our budget,
12:02because...
12:02We don't think we've got time to plan our money properly in the next 15 minutes, so...
12:06Let's just get on the fucking train. We're the perfect partnership.
12:10Already we're choosing the luxury option, which is maybe a mistake. I think we're fine. Working
12:14together and being friends, we're charging forward for the same goal. And although along the way we might
12:19disagree, it's never personal. Yeah. As long as we don't spend any more money today.
12:23We might make France this evening.
12:29Also aiming for Dover, but on the cheap...
12:32Just black anyone down. Natalie and Shamima have taken a short
12:36train ride to Gravesend and are now on the E2.
12:40You're not going to Dover, are you?
12:42No. Are you going to Dover by any time?
12:45You're going to sleep.
12:4950 miles down the road, two teams are already in Dover.
12:54So, Buddy, how much does that mean?
12:56Jinda and Bindu have opted for speed and comfort.
12:59He'll get it. Don't worry.
13:01But at a price blowing nearly 4% of their entire budget.
13:08Please let this be cheap. I just don't think this is going to be cheap.
13:11Two tickets, please.
13:13Foot passengers. Foot passengers.
13:1465-year-olds altogether, £31.
13:18If we spent money at this rate, we'd be through our money in two weeks.
13:22Goodbye, Angleterre.
13:26Oh, my God.
13:28We've been joined by our competitors.
13:31They're keeping their carts very close to their chests.
13:33I don't want to go near them, because they just keep talking.
13:37As the first two teams leave British shores...
13:43Well, I think we've got to head into Paris.
13:46Fresh enough. We might have a drink.
13:48...Sue and Claire also have their sights set on France.
13:52Ashford into Ashford.
13:53..by taking the fastest route.
13:56The Eurostar from Ashford and Kent.
14:00Arrivals, that is.
14:01So when's departures?
14:03Maybe that is the next train.
14:05But that's coming in, that's arrivals.
14:07What is it?
14:07OK.
14:08We're trying to find out where to buy tickets.
14:10For the Eurostar.
14:11Oh, hello. Hello.
14:12Oh!
14:13Do you have a sign?
14:13Sorry, I've just recognised who you are, Mr Merton.
14:16Can I get tickets?
14:17Yeah?
14:17If you go down there to the ski machine.
14:19We're on a trip to Singapore.
14:23How are you?
14:24The Eurostar is closed at the moment.
14:26Arrivals, it says, 1734.
14:28I can't see anything on departures, can you?
14:31No.
14:32Have you checked your timetables at all?
14:33No.
14:35Any idea that thought forward planning might be a good idea in this?
14:39I think our organisation skills will come into it.
14:42Careful organisation with a bit of speed and know-how.
14:49They'll take you to the other side of Ashford Station,
14:52where there's a ticket desk there.
14:53Fantastic.
14:54Thank you very much for your help.
14:55Nice to meet you.
14:56Cheers.
14:56Very nice to meet you.
14:57OK, bye.
14:59Can you believe that?
15:01I think that's the one, the left.
15:03I think the right one is with the passport.
15:05It's locked.
15:08I'm not liking the look of that thing there,
15:11where there are no trains listed on the board.
15:15That's not good.
15:17Ashford depart.
15:19Unfortunately, the last Eurostar today from Ashford left over two hours ago.
15:24So, well, let's just go back on a train.
15:29I would have never thought that.
15:32With two teams halfway across the channel,
15:34and two teams trying to reach Dover, there's one duo yet to leave London.
15:40Father and son, Darren and Alex.
15:42How much would it be for two tickets?
15:44For Dusseldorf?
15:4543.
15:4643 for two?
15:47Oh, that's not...
15:48That's worth it.
15:4920-something pounds.
15:50Let's do it.
15:50Yeah, we'll do that.
15:51Nearly bought tickets to go to Paris.
15:53But for a couple of pounds more, we could get to Dusseldorf.
15:58We travel overnight, set up at 8 o'clock this evening,
16:02get there at 7 o'clock in the morning.
16:04So, cheap tickets, save on accommodation.
16:08First 12 hours, we're in Germany.
16:10Dusseldorf tomorrow, Budapest, Serbia, Macedonia.
16:15It's probably not the most well-traveled of routes into Greece.
16:19Definitely not.
16:19But I think, arguably, it's one of the most interesting ones.
16:23My strategy is, like, always on the move.
16:26Like, if we're going to be sleeping, hopefully be travelling while we're sleeping.
16:32I'm feeling tired.
16:34Suck it up, Alex.
16:3820-year-old Alex's parents separated when he was four.
16:42He now lives with his mum.
16:44Got you some Oreos.
16:45Alex has got a pretty cushy life.
16:48No responsibility.
16:50He does what he wants, when he wants, whenever.
16:54I've already started packing a few stuff.
16:56Some cooling mist.
16:58Two pairs of Versace after him.
17:01You want to be smelling nice wherever you're going.
17:03Like, you're meeting new people.
17:04Oh, that's not a pleasant smell.
17:08First casualty of an adventure is hygiene.
17:13As Darren and Alex bed down for their 12-hour journey to Germany,
17:18still stuck on the E2, Natalie and Shamima.
17:23Right, come on, let's do a walk.
17:25We've been on an adventure since we were nine years old.
17:30There's no doubt about her having my back.
17:35She was there when my mum died.
17:37Shamima was there when I got hit by a car.
17:39Well, she wasn't there, but I think she rang all the hospital,
17:42trying to, like, find which ward I was in.
17:44If I'm feeling weak, she knows how to pick me up.
17:47She knows that I can't do this without her.
17:49We're trying to get to Singapore, and we're now getting anxious,
17:52because we're like, oh, my God, it's getting dark!
17:55So we have a core belief of what a good person should be like in this world.
18:01First up is we're trying to get to Dover.
18:03And on this trip, I'm hoping to rely on the kindness
18:07and the goodwill of strangers.
18:10I could buy you a ticket to Dover from Rochester, if you like.
18:16Can I, can I, can I?
18:18People are going to want to do things for us because we are kind people.
18:22Thank you so much. Bye. Thank you.
18:25The girls head from Rochester to Dover.
18:31We hit the last passenger foot ferry out of England by literally seconds.
18:39I'll never give up.
18:40We're getting off UK soil today.
18:45Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, stop.
18:47Sorry. We're getting on the ferry.
18:49No, not until tomorrow morning at half past eight.
18:52Is that the last passenger ferry?
18:54That's the first full passenger boat.
18:55Having run out of options to leave the UK today,
18:59Natalie and Shamima head off to find a bed for the night.
19:04Having reached Dover themselves, Sue and Claire are also unaware
19:08the only ferries at this time are not taking foot passengers.
19:11There's a 10 o'clock one.
19:13OK.
19:15Yeah, let's go.
19:16Yeah, so you should be able to get them for tonight.
19:20Do you want to get that one now and get across?
19:23Yeah.
19:23And where are we going to stay in Calais?
19:24We might not stay in Calais.
19:25We might find somebody on the ferry that can give us a lift to wherever they're going.
19:29And we've got an hour and a half to find that person.
19:31Why are we in such a rush tonight?
19:34Because I want to get on the way.
19:36We haven't come very far.
19:37What are places like here in Dover?
19:39Are they some nice places to stay?
19:41You'll find, yeah, there's plenty of B&Bs and stuff like that.
19:43Yeah.
19:44It's going to be really expensive.
19:46Well, where else are we going to stay tonight?
19:49Are we that late finding somewhere?
19:50I don't know, it depends.
19:52£49 for double room with en-suite.
19:54Is it possible to reserve it?
19:56OK, awesome.
19:59Bye.
20:00Thank you so much.
20:0526 miles away, the ferry has docked in France.
20:10Bonjour.
20:11We made it.
20:11It's country number one.
20:13But with no trains or buses leaving Calais tonight,
20:16it's straight to the nearest budget hotel.
20:18We're leaving very early in the morning,
20:20so if you can maybe give us a room just to stay in a few hours, get some rest.
20:24Just us two.
20:25Guys.
20:25Ciao.
20:26Always one step ahead.
20:28Would you guys mind, because I was just in the middle of a conversation
20:31that I didn't want to share, so would you guys mind waiting outside?
20:33I'm sorry.
20:34Should we just go somewhere else?
20:36They're not to be underestimated, those two.
20:38They've really got some moves.
20:40Yes.
20:40Can you...
20:41Can you...
20:42Normally it's 59.
20:44OK.
20:45Other people.
20:48Ah, là -bas, ça.
20:50OK.
20:50OK, because we came first.
20:52We came, found you.
20:53You put in there, you're 59.
20:55Yeah.
20:58Right.
20:59It's 59.
20:5959 euros.
21:01I spent £100 today, so we're three times over budget.
21:07Settling down for the night...
21:09My son, Stephen.
21:10Yeah.
21:11Hello?
21:11Jinda receives an emergency call on the producer's phone.
21:15Is it bad?
21:16My mum's in hospital and she's taken a slight turn for the worse.
21:23My mum was really keen for me to do this and my dad was as well.
21:26Everyone's just saying, look, just, you know, carry on doing what you're doing.
21:30There's a huge family, everybody's rallying around and sort of me being there
21:36isn't going to make a huge difference right now.
21:38No, she was fine.
21:41She's been poorly for about three months, so, you know, I could...
21:45I could possibly finish all this and still she could be in the same kind of situation,
21:50so just weighing everything up, it just feels like I should carry on.
21:55And that's what everyone's telling me to do.
22:06After a restless night, Jinda and Bindu are up early.
22:12Quarter past five.
22:13To catch the 6.17 train to Lille and then a coach to Aachen in Germany.
22:19But last night's call from home is playing heavily on Jinda's mind.
22:23I feel helpless in the situation with my mum. I'm so many miles away. I feel like one of the
22:29people
22:29who would be most proud, um, if we won this, would be her. So I feel like I want to...
22:36I don't want to
22:36just go home and say, oh, well, I've come home to see you and sit by her bedside for a
22:40couple of hours and then get back
22:41into my routine. I want to go home having achieved something.
22:51Darren and Alex's overnight coach trip has paid off.
22:54They've leapfrogged the other teams to arrive in Dusseldorf, 215 miles closer to Delphi
23:02than their nearest rivals.
23:04It wasn't the most comfortable coach. Alex is still a bit cranky because he didn't sleep well.
23:12It's only day two and I'm already stinking.
23:16It's still a long way to go.
23:21Nice and refreshing. Alex, have a go.
23:24No, no, no. I'll hold your glasses and cap.
23:25No, I'm all right, thank you.
23:27Alex and I used to be really close. Alex lived with me till he was about 16 and he moved
23:33to his mother's.
23:35And without a shadow of a doubt, we have drifted apart and we've drifted apart pretty severely.
23:43It does wake you up. It's full of moss, I'm all right.
23:45It does. Nothing's going to hurt you. I'm all right.
23:48It's getting to the age where I think if we don't reconnect now, it's going to be harder and harder,
23:55the older he gets. I can't remember where we are. Is it Dumbledore?
24:01Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf, that's it. Dumbledore. Oh, I'll have to remember that.
24:06Harry Potter. That's what we're thinking.
24:10300 miles away. Look at that. Yeah, the white cliffs are over.
24:14Sue and Claire. We've left British soil.
24:18And Natalie and Shamima are on their way to France.
24:21Now it feels like it's real. There's no going back for the next seven, eight weeks until we get to
24:28Singapore.
24:32Josh and Felix may already be across the channel.
24:35You get, like, the train to Lille. And then coach from there.
24:39Yeah. Just if you had the internet, we could just check back, you know.
24:41But are having trouble getting out of Cali.
24:44The current frustration is working at how to book an online-only bus company without getting online.
24:50Pardon, monsieur. On the telephone, Google, was it called Easy Bus?
24:58I can't explain. It's probably the easiest phone and someone else we can talk to about it.
25:02Can we, your phone? May we use it?
25:09Call it internet? No.
25:10No, don't worry. Don't worry.
25:12No, no, no worries. No worries.
25:13Merci beaucoup. Merci. Merci.
25:17Without the credit or debit card, how can we make a reservation?
25:24No, if you have only cash, that's the problem.
25:26You need to find someone that can buy with the credit card and you give him the money.
25:31If you have 44 euros, maybe I can help you.
25:36Oh, yeah.
25:37Because it is my good day. Thank you.
25:45So I go and take my credit card.
25:51The way we travel normally, it's not unusual for us to find ourselves
25:54talking to random strangers and finding out information.
25:58I think it's quite liberating. It is better than the internet.
26:00It's always the best way of doing it, but it doesn't mean it's easier.
26:04While Josh and Felix head to Lille, Sue and Claire have already arrived.
26:11Pardon?
26:12Yes?
26:12Parlez-vous en anglais?
26:14A petit peu?
26:15A petit peu.
26:16At the northern tip of France, it's a blend of North European and French culture,
26:22and a good leaping off point to most European destinations.
26:25See, I did say in France that people didn't speak English.
26:29The girls board a bus to Paris, looking to head south and push on into Italy.
26:36I'm just very frustrated that...
26:42How many hours is it since we left?
26:44It's 24.
26:44I just don't think we need to be thinking about that too much, Sue.
26:47Can I just speak?
26:48I know you can.
26:51OK, so 24.
26:52About 30 hours after we've left, we're in Lille, when the journey from London to Paris takes
27:02two and a half hours.
27:04So I'm just shocked how long it's taken us to get here.
27:09But this has been one mistake that we made by not being able to get on the Eurostar,
27:17not knowing that we couldn't get on at that station.
27:2213 euros for both of us.
27:24To get to where?
27:25Lyon.
27:26Also in Lille, Natalie and Shamima are hustling for tickets.
27:30I'm sorry.
27:30If you want to buy it for us, we're happy to take gifts if you're rich.
27:36I don't understand.
27:38How's it going, guys?
27:39How's it going?
27:41Oh my God!
27:46When did you get to France?
27:47Yesterday.
27:48Oh, right.
27:48We only got here this morning.
27:49Yeah, I thought so.
27:50Yeah, I don't think it actually benefited us any because we rushed,
27:53we bought expensive transport, we stayed in the hostel we didn't really want to stay in.
27:58Like, we spent so much money you would not believe.
28:00Really?
28:01Yeah.
28:01Where did you guys stay last night?
28:02We stayed at the Travelodge for free.
28:05How did you manage that?
28:07Wow, we're hustlers.
28:08Lagging skills.
28:09Yeah, yeah, yeah.
28:09You're on the flicks.
28:10Where are you going, Paris?
28:11No, no, I can't tell you that one.
28:13Natalie will kill me.
28:14Maybe we should go where they're going.
28:15No.
28:16No, we've got a good plan, actually.
28:17I'd better go before I speak too much.
28:18All right, see you later.
28:19Take care of yourself.
28:20We've managed to get here in the same time,
28:22doing probably a lot harder route and saved a lot more money.
28:27So, that's boost.
28:29That's giving me a boost.
28:32Absolutely neck and neck.
28:33And they've definitely spent less money than us,
28:35because they said they didn't spend money on a hotel yesterday.
28:37So, perhaps we're not exploiting getting stuff for free.
28:42We're too willing to pay for things.
28:44While Josh and Felix are en route to Munich,
28:48Jinda and Bindu are already in Germany.
28:52150 miles further east, in the cathedral town of Aachen,
28:57resting place of the medieval emperor Charlemagne.
29:01My sock has been off my uncle bugging me all day long.
29:07Before they can settle in, though,
29:11Jinda receives a second call from home on the producer's phone.
29:15Hi, baby, are you OK?
29:17Hi, Mum, are you OK?
29:18Yeah, yeah.
29:19Yeah, I just want you to know that it's not looking good, Mum.
29:23Really?
29:24In a nutshell.
29:25Yeah.
29:25What?
29:26The doctor was basically saying it's more...
29:28It's more looking like there isn't a chance of her survival than there is, basically.
29:33Oh, God.
29:36Talking with my heart?
29:37Yeah.
29:38OK?
29:42Come back.
29:43I'm coming.
29:44All right.
29:44We're going to head back, OK?
29:46All right, thanks.
29:48All right, a little bit.
29:49See you when we get back.
29:50Yeah, I love you.
29:51See you soon.
29:52Bye.
29:52Bye.
29:53Bye, love you, bye.
29:58I would have loved to be able to get to the end.
29:59I think we would have met a lot more people along the way,
30:03and hopefully we'll get to do something like this again one day.
30:07Yeah, one day, yeah.
30:07Right now, I just want to hold my mum's hand and let her know that I'm there.
30:21Jinda and Bindu's departure means that our reserve team have been called upon.
30:27Does anybody know where Delphi is?
30:31Retired PE teachers Tony and Elaine, who have been married for over 40 years.
30:36I can't believe it.
30:37We're here, and we're doing it, and it's about to start, about to kick off.
30:41We're about to cross the world.
30:43Yeah, yeah.
30:44Five hours ago, they dropped everything to join the race,
30:48starting from London with the same budget as the other teams,
30:51and are now making a final phone call to take over the baton from Jinda and Bindu.
30:57How are you guys doing?
30:58We've got caught a little bit cold on it all, but we're just so very sorry to hear
31:04that you've had to withdraw so early on.
31:07Basically, you're representing us now.
31:09Yes, we are.
31:10We were in Parkland, and we were going to get a lift to Cologne,
31:14and then on to Milan.
31:18Milan?
31:18And then that should get you on to Delphi in Greece.
31:27While Tony and Elaine fast-track their way to Milan,
31:31having left Paris, Sue and Claire are heading in the same direction.
31:35So we've been into Switzerland for about five minutes.
31:41I was just thinking how amazing it was to actually come all this way,
31:45you know, Paris to Milan for 45 euros.
31:50Natalie and Shamima have disembarked in Lyon.
31:52Let's go in the exit and outside.
31:54We're in Starbucks brushing our feet.
31:57Oh, that feels so much better.
31:59Sticking to their strategy of non-stop coach travel has got Darren and Alex halfway to Delphi,
32:05arriving in Budapest.
32:10I'm tired after a long journey.
32:13400 miles behind them, Josh and Felix are in the capital of Bavaria.
32:28We've got a look at our classified ads.
32:36All the teams have been provided with a directory of local job opportunities,
32:40and Europe is an early chance to pick up a good wage.
32:44We have brilliantly got work, so no travel.
32:48Some people would consider it, if they wanted to win this leg, a shot in the foot.
32:51But we'll spend our hard-earned wad on getting on the fastest train out of here.
32:56That must be very smart.
32:58They've secured some manual labour at stables just outside Munich,
33:02helping out the owner, Oliver, who's broken his arm.
33:05Let's start. Bring up the gravel.
33:09Yeah.
33:1025 tons.
33:1125 tons.
33:13And afterwards, we roll it.
33:15Yeah.
33:16We've shoveled poo, rolled gravel, and had the satisfaction of being able to work for 250 euros.
33:22It makes a difference to getting back to where we were to start off with.
33:25We stop for no one.
33:26They're friendly, they're helpful, they are, yeah, the best guests we have.
33:32Travel the world, they said. See new places, they said.
33:36The opportunity to race across the world has come at a good time for these best friends.
33:41Go on. Get your anger out.
33:43Who have spent the past four years building a creative hub together in Tottenham, London.
33:48We have theatre Sunday to Thursday, and then we have big music events and parties on the weekend.
33:54In four months' time, unfortunately, none of this will be here.
33:57It will be knocked down and turned into a block of luxury flats.
34:00We've got two months to decide what our future is, so this is the perfect opportunity to find out.
34:05Got it?
34:06Yeah.
34:06We do something like this for a day, we spend all of our energy, and we'll lie down tonight,
34:10and our minds will be buzzing with, like, what we could do when we get back to London,
34:13or how we could bring something that we've learnt here back to our lives and improve them.
34:17And now there's a lot more riding on it.
34:19We're older, we've got girlfriends to think about.
34:21We'll have a new plan by this time tomorrow, mate. Don't you worry.
34:26On the banks of the river Danube, the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
34:32Created in 1873 by the merger of three cities, Pest, Buda and Obuda.
34:38Here, Darren and Alex are also hoping to earn their first extra money.
34:43Excuse me, do you have a phone we can borrow to make a call, please?
34:46We need to ring this number. Hello? English?
34:51Alex has spotted an ad that could continue to keep their accommodation costs to a minimum
34:55by offering bed and board.
34:58We've seen your advert for the paprika harvesting.
35:02Right, no worries.
35:03All right, thank you Anita. Speak to you later. Bye.
35:05You will be through.
35:06But it's not the bed and board Alex is used to.
35:09They said that we can sleep outside, but we don't have tents.
35:13Could we sleep on the factory floor?
35:15She said it was dirty and that, so we're in a big pickle here.
35:21It's rough.
35:23We're in this competition to win it, but one of the challenges will be for me to step back
35:29and go, no, Alex, you need to step up.
35:32And I need to encourage him and let him step up.
35:36What do you want to do? I don't know.
35:38I don't want to sleep outside. You make a decision.
35:42No, we make the decision.
35:43You're saying you don't want to do that. What do you want to do?
35:45I don't have a clue.
35:47Do not have one single clue.
35:51Am I allowed to bang his head against the wall on camera?
35:55Dissing ideas, but not coming up with a solution.
35:57Anybody can do that. It's easy.
36:00Him growing, him becoming a more rounded individual and still winning.
36:05It's going to be a tough balance at times.
36:08I'm just feeling a bit, I don't know, a bit homesick, I suppose.
36:15I don't know.
36:18I could just do with some advice from my mum, I reckon.
36:22My mum just helps me get stronger and she's always got the right advice to tell me.
36:31I've made an executive decision. We're going to stay here tonight.
36:34Try and get a cheap hotel. I think you will feel massively better.
36:43Sue and Claire have arrived in Milan, considered one of the fashion capitals of the world.
36:50It's good to have covered some miles now. I feel like we've actually got somewhere.
36:56Because yesterday, just it felt like we were taking one step forward, two steps back.
37:05But there's no stopping to admire the fashionistas.
37:13Platform 14.
37:15OK. Trains.
37:16They're aiming for Venice, and from there, to catch a ferry to Greece.
37:21We haven't really found out any information about any boats, but I think
37:26it might be easy to find that out in Venice.
37:30Lagging 270 miles behind them,
37:35Natalie and Shamima are in Lyon.
37:38It's a sugary smell in the air.
37:40It's a sweet smell of patisserie.
37:43It's the gastronomic capital of France,
37:45and they're looking to pick up some paid work in the city's famous bouchons,
37:50family-run brasseries.
37:51Morning.
37:52So we are trying to get a job for the day.
37:55It's not possible for the day.
37:57Do you ladies know anyone that might need any help,
38:00like, to do anything?
38:02Good luck.
38:05Bye-bye.
38:06It's people don't like people walking in and asking for jobs.
38:09Yeah.
38:09I think I've got that sense of that.
38:12Excuse me.
38:13Do you know somebody that could give us a job for the day?
38:18I don't know.
38:19I called my friend.
38:20He has a restaurant.
38:21OK, cool.
38:22Relying on kindness of strangers.
38:25It's OK.
38:26Oh, have you got a job?
38:28Can I hug you?
38:30OK.
38:32Once again, the girls' strategy pays off.
38:35Hi.
38:35Hi, I'm Natalie.
38:37As they secure a shift for 10 euros each an hour.
38:40Oh, let's work it, baby.
38:42Shall I put some lipstick on?
38:44You're serving, so you better do.
38:46All right.
38:48Want coffee?
38:49Yes.
38:50Coffee?
38:50Yes.
38:52Put it in.
38:53Oh!
38:55Oh!
38:58I mean, the car hire, what do you reckon?
39:01I think while we're in places where we can get there on public transport,
39:05that's got to be cheaper.
39:06By reaching Milan, race newcomers Tony and Elaine
39:09have completed the initial travel plan they inherited from Jinda and Bindu.
39:14Customer service, there you are, Tony.
39:16Now they're on their own and looking to find a train to Barry
39:19on the heel of the boot of Italy.
39:2295 a person to Barry.
39:24That's like 200 euros.
39:26Yeah.
39:26And we're going for the overnight one.
39:29How much more expensive for the sleeping?
39:3270 euro more.
39:3370 euro more.
39:34Do we want to sleep in a bed or...?
39:36No, we'll sleep in the seat.
39:38I'm from Yorkshire.
39:40We're tired.
39:40Anyway, we've not got enough euros, to be honest.
39:44We've got next to nothing to spend, right?
39:47And just, you know, being a Yorkshire man with short arms and deep pockets,
39:53right up our streets.
39:55Yeah, what can we get for five euros?
39:57Two piece pizza.
39:57Two piece pizza is eight.
39:59No, that's too much.
40:00Two piece wants nine euro.
40:01Pizza, water and a coffee, all for seven euros.
40:05Happy days.
40:07You like to do a pizza?
40:09Oh, yeah.
40:10What's your name?
40:11Antonio.
40:12Antonio.
40:13Oh, yes, oh, yeah.
40:14I'll put my clothes for you.
40:16Fantastic.
40:17We've worked as teachers for 40 years, so we can communicate,
40:20and hopefully this communication will transcend any language barriers we come across.
40:29I think the age will be in our favour.
40:32We don't need a lot of sleep.
40:33We don't eat a lot.
40:35Wow.
40:36One, two, three, yah!
40:38It's a long race.
40:39It's more of a marathon than a sprint.
40:42Madda.
40:44Here we go.
40:45If we are the oldest contestants, then it would prove what we think,
40:50deep down, that old people can do it.
40:52I've made you a pizza dinner.
40:54First time in 40 years.
40:56Oh, God.
40:57I love this.
41:00140 miles further into Italy, Sue and Claire arrive in the floating city of Venice.
41:08But rather than explore its 170 canals and 417 bridges,
41:14they have their sights set on getting a ferry across the Adriatic and as near to Delphi as they can.
41:20As cheaply as possible and fairly quickly.
41:23For today?
41:24Yes.
41:24Well, for Venice, there are twice or three times a week.
41:29Nothing today?
41:30There is tomorrow.
41:32What time?
41:33At two o'clock.
41:34Does it say how long that journey is?
41:37It should be 36 hours.
41:4036 hours?
41:41Yes.
41:42With the ferry to Patras not departing for 20 hours, the girls can see the sights after all.
41:51I've never been to Venice.
41:54You wouldn't give us a one-minute ride for free?
41:57You gave me a ride.
41:57Woo!
42:00Oh, this is the life, isn't it?
42:04As Claire spends half her year in Spain, this is the most time they've spent together
42:08since their inter-railing days over 30 years ago.
42:12So this is the partner in crime all those years ago.
42:15And we were unlikely friends because Sue was a little bit square.
42:20It's those early days that really count.
42:23The youth clubs and the boys, all of those silly things that you do together have made our friendship.
42:31So we went to Paros and that was a lovely young man.
42:34I still remember his name.
42:35Well, who wouldn't?
42:36Kastostinos Panos.
42:37He probably fancied me.
42:39Can you take us to Greece?
42:41What?
42:42Do you know, I think he was police, was he?
42:44Yeah.
42:45The race will be tough.
42:46There will be tough times.
42:47I know.
42:47But I think it's strong enough to survive anything, really, our friendship.
42:50Oh, I'm so glad that we've had the time to just come here.
42:56In Budapest, what's the cheapest twin room available to us?
43:0060.
43:0160 euros for the night.
43:04It's the most expensive Eastern European country I've been in.
43:08Darren and Alex have been struggling for three hours to find a place to sleep.
43:12I honestly don't think we're going to find a room to write.
43:15And are facing the prospect of a night on the streets.
43:18We'll sort something out.
43:20It's getting cold now.
43:23No room available.
43:25Okay, thank you.
43:28That's okay.
43:29We'll sort something out.
43:33I'll ask for the shit.
43:38Do you want to try coach first?
43:41I don't care.
43:43Honestly.
43:46We've got to do, sitting here is not going to achieve anything.
43:50Having a bit of a breather, that's fine.
43:52My breaking point.
43:53No, you'll be fine, Alex.
43:56Just, it's a, it's a small hiccup.
43:59That's all it is.
44:02I absolutely hate Budapest and I never want to come back.
44:06It's been the worst day of my life.
44:13Meanwhile, 400 miles due west...
44:16Wow.
44:19The Schmolder's Board is out.
44:21Are you hungry?
44:22...Josh and Felix are sitting pretty.
44:25A hard day's work has not only earned them a stash of cash...
44:28It's been a lovely day.
44:31But also a free bed for the night.
44:37You know what? It's cosier than the couch.
44:39Yeah. I would rather be here.
44:41I would much rather be here.
44:42I would genuinely rather be here.
44:49After a five-hour hunt and shelling out £68,
44:53Darren and Alex finally find shelter for the night.
44:56Oh, I'm buzzing.
44:58I'm absolutely buzzing.
45:00You got a bed?
45:04Oh, I'm just so happy right now.
45:08Act like you've never had a bed before.
45:10It feels like it.
45:11It's been, what, three days?
45:13Yeah. Well, it feels like it's been a month.
45:16When people get upset, especially Alex,
45:19I can't quite understand it.
45:22Maybe that's based on my lack of empathy.
45:24I don't know.
45:26But I need to try to show a little more compassion
45:31and understanding for Alex
45:34and what he's going through.
45:37Which is not going to be easy for me.
45:39It's those that push through,
45:40which are going to be the ones that survive and win.
45:42It's going to be fun.
45:44Yeah.
45:55Having spent time working in Munich,
45:58Josh and Felix are still 1,100 miles from the Delphi checkpoint.
46:04Seven hours on a high-speed train.
46:06This is like the mental challenge of getting from transport to transport
46:09or sitting on transport and not going mad.
46:12To speed things up,
46:13they plan to travel 30 hours non-stop on the fastest transport.
46:18We're on the train to Budapest.
46:19It costs 120 euros for both of us,
46:21which is twice as expensive as the night train version,
46:23which we could have got tonight.
46:24We used the money we earned on the farm for this train.
46:27Settling in for the next seven hours.
46:29Jet train.
46:31Speed boost, everybody.
46:34As Josh and Felix fast-track it to Budapest...
46:37Certainly been given a colourful paint job.
46:39..just leaving.
46:40Darren and Alex.
46:42Absolutely buzzing.
46:44I don't know where I serve you.
46:45And we've gone for the risk.
46:47We don't know where we go from Serbia.
46:51They've decided to take the path less travelled,
46:54heading through the Balkans.
46:57Definitely fields coming off the beaten track.
46:59The line we're going on is almost like some...
47:03..forgotten part of the world.
47:06We're just praying and hoping
47:08that we can get straight to Greece tonight.
47:11We don't want to be stuck in Serbia
47:12or straight to Delphi from here.
47:14Hopefully there's going to be a connection.
47:22Ticket office.
47:24Hello.
47:25We're looking for a train to Greece.
47:28ASAP, really.
47:29Er, no trains.
47:32No, no train whatsoever.
47:33Oh, this ain't good.
47:34So, what exactly did she say?
47:36She said that after the 30th of September,
47:39you don't go to Greece.
47:42Erm, let's try to think the best way to do this.
47:45Right there.
47:46Potential for us to be stuck here with no way out.
47:50I know.
47:50With Darren and Alex in danger of getting stuck
47:53600 miles from Delphi...
47:57I tell you what, this is going to be a totally different ferry
48:00to anything we've been in before
48:02because it is just full of truckers.
48:04Closing in, Tony and Elaine and Natalie and Shamima.
48:09That is our ferry.
48:11Both teams have motored down from Milan to ports in southern Italy
48:15and Natalie and Shamima are on the faster crossing.
48:18We're going Greece, baby!
48:21But Tony and Elaine have a plan to save time and money
48:25when they get to the other side.
48:28We're hoping one of the truck drivers
48:31will give us a free lift from Patras up to Delphi.
48:39We're trying to get to this place, Delphi.
48:42Do you know...
48:43Do you know where this is?
48:45No.
48:46Delphi?
48:47No? No?
48:48No chance?
48:49Can you go...
48:50You go to Delphi?
48:52Yeah?
48:52No Delphi, Athens.
48:55Athens.
48:56Oh!
48:57Here we go.
48:58Yeah, yeah.
48:59Even if we don't get a lift, I'm happy.
49:02Grazie.
49:04We will fly to Delphi.
49:11We'll get there, Sue.
49:13We'll get there.
49:13Also heading across the Adriatic Sea, Sue and Clare,
49:17halfway through their 36-hour voyage.
49:21We could have done it quite a lot quicker, actually, I suppose.
49:23But how boring is it, you know, just sitting on a bus?
49:27It's about a journey.
49:29You know, it's about recapturing the little bit of me, this,
49:31with my best friend, Sue.
49:34The trip that we did before, we've got a few photos here.
49:37You with your dungarees.
49:39I thought they were wonderful.
49:40Oh, well, of course.
49:42Oh, go on then.
49:43I know you like saying it, Clare.
49:45Say the name.
49:46Kastos Dinos Panos.
49:47I think it was only because we had matching shorts that he liked me.
49:50I feel a little bit of, you know, the young Clare, the free Clare.
49:56I feel like crying.
49:58It's, like, really emotional for me.
50:00Really.
50:07After several hours stuck in Belgrade, Darren and Alex took the first available bus south
50:12and have landed in Skopje, Macedonia.
50:16What's your opinion, Alex?
50:17I'm going to just get a taxi and just go.
50:19Not willing to risk another delay, they commit to their biggest spend so far.
50:24We need to go to Greece.
50:25120 euros to Greece, to Thessaloniki.
50:28For 120 euros?
50:29120.
50:30Right.
50:31Is it possible to swing by the Alexander the Great statues?
50:34Yes, OK, no problem.
50:35On route, Darren insists on a quick detour.
50:40If it wasn't for him, you may have had a different name.
50:43Alex was genuinely named after Alexander the Great and his achievement.
50:48Alexander conquered a large part of the known world at the time in his 20s.
50:53Done Greece, Persia, commanded it all.
50:57If you think you can't even make your own bed, look what he did at that age.
51:02He enjoys this sort of stuff and I'm not normally keen on this sort of stuff,
51:07but maybe after spending time together and bonding, we are seeing similarities,
51:13which we didn't know.
51:15As father and son share a historical moment together,
51:19Josh and Felix have edged ahead of them after enduring a marathon 450-mile bus ride.
51:26They've now crossed the Macedonian border into Greece
51:29and are looking for a shortcut to the checkpoint.
51:33We've hit a problem.
51:34Really?
51:35We're trying to get to Delphi.
51:36Our original plan was to go to Athens and get the bus back.
51:39Do you know if there is any other way to get to Delphi
51:41without having to go to Athens, essentially?
51:44Sure, I think if you go to Athens, you make kind of a big detour.
51:47Athens is 100 miles south of Delphi.
51:51Sticking to their current plan will take them three hours out of their way.
51:55So I called the other bus station.
51:58You know the bus that is leaving Athens going to Delphi?
52:00Okay.
52:01Because they are passing by at a similar spot.
52:05So then this is fantastic. This is great.
52:07I think you're going to wait only for half an hour on the highway.
52:10You get on the other bus.
52:12Yeah.
52:12Oh, my God.
52:13Oh, my God.
52:14Oh, Aaron.
52:17That's amazing.
52:19You couldn't do that on the internet.
52:20It's going to cost like eight euros each.
52:22Oh.
52:26Back in their taxi, Darren and Alex are hot on their heels.
52:31We're in Greece.
52:32Very, very close.
52:33I can smell the competitors close by.
52:36The sooner a team reaches the checkpoint, the sooner they can leave on the next leg of the journey.
52:41I think there's a very strong possibility we're going to be in Delphi tonight.
52:46So every second counts.
52:49Goodbye.
52:50Thanks, man.
52:51So, yeah.
52:52Good luck, guys.
52:53Thank you so much.
52:55Excuse me, sir. Are you going to Delphi?
52:58Delphi?
52:58No, I don't think this is it.
53:00Did our friend phone you?
53:02Delphi?
53:05My friend, here is not a bus station.
53:07I know.
53:07It's a gas station.
53:08Yeah.
53:09My friend, you can't stay here.
53:11Can we buy a map so that we can hike there?
53:14I mean, if it's 60 kilometres, it's going to take two days.
53:20Thessaloniki, 150 miles from the checkpoint.
53:23First time we've seen Delphi.
53:25Do you have tickets?
53:26No, we want to buy tickets.
53:28What's your name?
53:30Alex...
53:30Alexander.
53:31Alexander.
53:31Alexander, do you agree?
53:32Yes.
53:33Yes.
53:3438 each.
53:3576, yeah.
53:36We have a ticket.
53:37We're going to Delphi.
53:38Bussy.
53:39Absolutely bussy.
53:43Delphi?
53:44No.
53:48Maybe we should hitchhike.
53:49Come on.
53:50It's not it.
53:51No?
53:52I don't know where it ends.
53:54It's indicating.
53:55Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
53:57Yes, sir.
53:59Hi.
54:00Thank you for being our saviour.
54:04Our ability to follow a hunch and take risks is one of our strengths.
54:10Ingenuity, local knowledge.
54:11Natural thinking.
54:12Natural thinking and dedication to our quest that's really come to a fore.
54:18See ya.
54:20See ya.
54:20Oh, this is it.
54:21Making their last connection, Darren and Alex.
54:26I'm saying our place is either second or third, but obviously you'd like to be first.
54:32I don't think we're last.
54:34Whilst two of the teams are still at sea.
54:36We've got no idea where the other teams are.
54:39No.
54:39And I hope we're not coming in last.
54:41No.
54:41We're still talking to each other.
54:42We're not fighting.
54:42We're still talking to each other.
54:44That's not bad after a week, is it?
54:45Isn't it?
54:46Sue and Claire and Tony and Elaine.
54:49What's that like as a pillow?
54:51Won't reach the checkpoint tonight.
54:53Look, Sheree.
54:56We're in Greece.
54:59But Natalie and Shamima have hit dry land.
55:02Buses seem impossible.
55:03And despite no public transport leaving at this hour.
55:06What about if we hired a car?
55:08They're not giving up, just yet.
55:10Hello.
55:10Hello, how are you?
55:12Is there any car for hire today?
55:14We need to get to Delphi.
55:15How much are your rates?
55:17140.
55:18140?
55:19I know those negotiation tactics.
55:22No, it's not normal.
55:24We have no driver for you.
55:25No driver?
55:26Yes, let's go.
55:27Let me ten minutes.
55:28Do you want us to buy you a coffee or tea?
55:30No, it's my coffee shop.
55:31You can stay.
55:32Great, so do you want to buy us a tea or coffee?
55:34You can come.
55:34You can stay.
55:38Darren and Alex arrive in Delphi.
55:42Their GPS tracker tells them the exact location of the checkpoint.
55:45Hotel Amalia, Delphi.
55:48A mile away, on the other side of town.
55:50Right.
55:51Let's ask people.
55:51Go.
55:52No, not these.
55:53Run.
55:54Excuse me.
55:54Can you tell me where Hotel Amalia is?
55:57Round here.
55:58Yes.
55:59OK.
55:59Alex.
56:00Alex.
56:01Come on.
56:04Headless chicken.
56:05Ah.
56:06Steve, I found a driver.
56:09You found a driver?
56:11Oh.
56:16He's not killing people.
56:18I know.
56:19I know.
56:21We're going to Delphi.
56:23Ah, ha ha ha.
56:26Oh, that must be.
56:28It must be.
56:34Don't you see you.
56:36After six days…
56:37Can you see you?
56:38ah, fantastic.
56:39And 1,900 miles, the first checkpoint.
56:44Hello.
56:44Hello, welcome.
56:46We'd like to check in, please.
56:47Where did we finish?
56:48Each team must sign in to find out its position in the race.
56:52Second.
56:53Oh, damn.
56:55Hello!
56:57Congratulations.
56:59Thought we'd give you a chance at first leg.
57:05Thank you very much.
57:13We did say you are our biggest competitors in the thing.
57:17He said it's between us four.
57:19The game is a foot.
57:19You've won the first leg, but we'll win the important one at the end.
57:23Fighting talk.
57:25Last one, Singapore buys the beers.
57:27Yeah.
57:28We're here.
57:29Oh, my gosh.
57:31Oh, my gosh.
57:35Hello.
57:36While Natalie and Shamima take third place, two teams still have some way to go.
57:44It's just one decision, one trip that could change everything.
57:49I expect it to get far more intense, far tougher, and far more exciting.
57:57All is still to play for.
57:59The storm is coming.
58:02Fast, fast, fast.
58:03Over the remaining 10,000 miles.
58:06It was a lot further than we think.
58:07To Singapore.
58:08Well, we're fucked, mate.
58:10Looks like we're staying here, then.
58:12It's a crazy, wacky, whoopey place.
58:15The shit just got real.
58:17You're up.
58:19Next time.
58:20Good to meet you.
58:21The teams leave Delphi.
58:23The next checkpoint is Baku.
58:24Okay.
58:25For Azerbaijan.
58:27The team that reaches there in fifth place will be eliminated.
58:30The sword of doom hanging out of our heads now.
58:33I'm going to start playing dirty.
58:35It's Baku.
58:36No euro.
58:37No euro.
58:38Pound.
58:38No problem.
58:40Or bust.
58:41That's it.
58:41That's it.
58:42Come on.
58:42Come on.
58:42I want to carry on.
58:43I'm not ready to finish yet.
58:58I want to carry on.
58:58I want to carry on.
59:02I want to carry on.
59:12I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.
59:13I want to carry on.