Race Across the World

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Season 6, Episode 5

It's the halfway point in the race to Mongolia, and after traversing Italy, Greece, and Türkiye, the teams now face the longest leg of the race so far. As they travel through the world's largest landlocked country, Kazakhstan, and into Uzbekistan, they must navigate the vast Kazakh steppe with its endless horizons and limited English speakers. To keep moving, the pairs have to adapt to a whole new way of travelling. From the shores of the Caspian Sea in Aktau, the racers must embark on a 2,200km journey to Zaamin National Park in the Turkistan Mountains. John Hannah narrates

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Cast & Crew

John Hannah (Narrator)

Tim Harcourt (Executive producer)

Katrina Hession (Executive producer)

Louise Bartmann (Executive producer)

Rob Fisher (Executive producer)

Michael Perry (Series producer)

Kathryn Burke (Series producer)

Charlotte Jacobs (Series producer)

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Did You Know..

John Hannah (Narrator)

Born: April 23, 1962 in East Kilbride, Scotland

Best Known For: Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Early-life: Born April 23, 1962, in East Kilbride, Scotland. He's the youngest of three children and has two older sisters. Hannah started his working life as an electrician and also spent time on a market stall before turning to acting on the advice of a friend: 'I was always rabbiting on about something or other,' says Hannah. 'He said: 'You may as well get paid for talking. Why don't you take it up?'' He then enrolled at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.

Career: Hannah's TV debut came in 1987's Brond. He continued to work on the small screen in such projects as Bookie, Harbour Beat, Taggart, and Paul Calf's Video Diary, and in the theatre, until Four Weddings and a Funeral catapulted him to stardom in 1994. Small screen success followed with Out of the Blue and McCallum. He also starred in Rebus, which was made by his own company, Clerkenwell Films. His movie hits include Sliding Doors, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, and The Hurricane. Other credits include Sea of Souls, Cold Blood, Spartacus: War of the Damned, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Damages and A Touch of Cloth.

Quote: 'If you cut me in half you'd still see the words East Kilbride written through me like a stick of rock.'

Trivia: He has supported the Epilepsy Association of Scotland and Oxfam's Cut Conflict Campaign. His nephew, Rory Hannah, is also an actor.