Race Across The World (BBC1) earns a rating of four out of five stars. The show's voiceover by John Hannah now insists on pronouncing Turkey as 'Tur-keeyeah', a woke affectation that the reviewer finds pretentious and nonsensical. The article questions why English speakers should adopt the Turkish name 'Türkiye' when Turks themselves call England 'Ingiltere'. The four remaining pairs chase hundreds of miles towards the Georgian border, with brother and sister Harrison and Katie losing their lead by taking a coastal detour. Other teams dawdle, allowing viewers to enjoy spectacular scenery including the mountaintop burial site of King Antiochus I. Widower Mark suffers from 'tummy troubles' while his sister-in-law Margo indulges in Georgian wine and homemade cognac.
