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Destination X Premieres on BBC Featuring Blindfolded Strangers and Strict Bus Rules

The series turns Europe into a puzzle landscape with blindfolds, decoy clues, on-road porta-loos, strict food protocols

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Overview

  • Thirteen contestants travel on a blacked-out coach, solving puzzles at each stop to pinpoint their location on a map with the furthest guess leading to elimination
  • Filming spanned 32 days and covered 11,000 km across Europe with 190 crew members, 7,000 hotel rooms and over 40 support vehicles
  • Producers enforced rigorous secrecy measures including blindfolds, a no-defecation rule managed via an escorted porta-loo convoy, and removal of local food packaging
  • Rob Brydon hosts the ten-part series, drawing light-touch inspiration from Claudia Winkleman and swapping tips with US host Jeffrey Dean Morgan
  • Viewer response has been mixed, with some praising the high-stakes puzzle format and others questioning its authenticity and pacing