Race Across The World

[goodgoalie]

Anyone else watching this? Enjoying it, but my mind keeps drifting off to wondering how many of the production team are 'embedded' with each of the couples. Must be one camera person per pair, of course, but there are numerous establishing shots, drone shots, shots of cars and taxis driving away, but the camera person is in the car/taxi with them etc Are some of the production team tracking them separately by car?
Not doubting the veracity of what we see, just fascinated as to how they do these sort of programmes. Huge list of people in the credits.

[derek-33]

I like the scenery but dislike the whole team of contestant's

[Ratty2E]

I’m enjoying it too, but like you I wonder about the amount of ‘crew’ each of them has accompanying them on their journey. I also like Hunted and you do sometimes see the camera person with them. They are supposed to be keeping under the radar yet are being followed everywhere by some bloke with a ruddy great camera on his shoulder, they’re going to stick out like a sore thumb.

[goodgoalie]

Don't get me started on Hunted - I really DO doubt the veracity of that!

[johnk]

Ray Mears once sowed the film crew, there were about a dozen of them with tons of equipment, not sure how genuine this race can be

[naomi24]

I’m watching it and finding it quite fascinating. They can’t have a crew with all of the contestants all of the time – some of the modes of transport would prevent that. The snowflake son would drive me insane – as would the shorter of the two women eliminated. She seemed to think she was going on holiday and had no sense of urgency whatsoever. I felt very sorry for her friend.

[goodgoalie]

Know what you mean about the snowflake son, naomi, but there are signs that he is maturing - he seems to have done quite a lot of growing up already on the trip, and I feel pleased for his father, as that was what he was hoping for.

[Maydup]

I'm really enjoying it and although constantly wondering the same as you gg, I'm probably dont happier not quite knowing how the filming works!

[ichkeria]

I also wondered about the support. To be honest, the people don’t interest me, but I do like the places.

[goodgoalie]

One pair go ice skating, one go mountain climbing and the others on a river cruise, then wonder why they've been beaten to the checkpoint by over a day? It's a race - the clue is in the title!