A local couple are starring in an upcoming BBC TV series.

Stephen and Viv, a married couple from Rutland, are tackling The BBC's 2024 Race Across The World.

In the programme, travellers can choose any route they like to travel across the world - but no flights or phones are allowed. On the trip of a lifetime, which pair will finish first?

In this season, competitors will start in northernmost Japan, from where they will cross six seas and eight borders, skirting the path of the volcanic ring of fire - the most geologically unstable region on the planet to reach the finish line in Lombok, an idyllic Indonesian island paradise.

Series 4 of the programme will launch tomorrow night, Wednesday 10 April, airing at 9pm.

You can catch the Rutland retirees and their rivals battling to win on BBC One, or catch up after the broadcast on BBC iPlayer.

Read more about Stephen and Viv's upcoming Race Across The World.

Alternatively, find out more or watch previous episodes on catch up here.

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