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TV tonight: our highlights for Wednesday, August 20, including new Destination X

Also on is Mudtown and The Fortune Hotel

WhatToWatch

TV tonight: invaluable VJ Day accounts by surviving veterans

A moving film marks 80 years since the war in east Asia ended. Plus: more coach fun with Rob Brydon on Destination X. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

I watched Destination X, and there's one big flaw: the show is boring

Never has a travel programme shown us so little of the countries it takes us to

Evening Standard

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Viewers throw Destination X under a bus for impenetrable clues comparing it to 1980s classic gameshow

Rob Byrdon's show baffled many

WhatToWatch

Destination X takes Lord of the Flies drama and throws in delicious play-at-home puzzles

4/5 Fronted by a charming Rob Brydon and incorporating a play-at-home element, this winning combination of ‘The Traitors’ meets ‘Race Across the World’ is ideal mid-week viewing

The Independent UK

Destination X review – the BBC’s big new reality competition will make you feel like you’re hallucinating

It’s like The Traitors meets Race Across the World, with contestants sent on a deliberately disorientating 175-mile helicopter ride – and then put onto a bus with no windows. And that’s before you consider the challenges …

The Guardian - UK

Destination X on BBC One review: Rob Brydon show offers fresh thinking, but can’t beat Race Across The World

3/5 Rob Brydon is an affable presence, even if the show is a tad too twee to enjoy fully

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How does Destination X work? Are Rob Brydon's outfits clues? And what's the prize?

Rob Brydon takes us on a magical mystery tour of Europe

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How to watch Destination X UK online or on TV from around the world

Here's how you can watch Destination X UK, ready for when it premieres on Wednesday, July 30

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TV tonight: Rob Brydon’s confusing but addictive new travel competition

Destination X is best described as The Traitors meets Race Across the World. Plus, action drama Fire Country crash-lands on TV. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: our highlights for Wednesday, July 30, including Destination X

Also on is Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace and the final episode of Bookish

WhatToWatch

Liked Race Across the World? You’ll love this new BBC travel show

This new travel series is fronted by Rob Brydon and will whisk 13 contestants all over Europe

Evening Standard

‘I would be terrible at this!’: inside the fiendish TV guessing game whose players have no idea where they are

Breathtaking landscapes! Machiavellian mind tricks! A whole month living on a coach! Rob Brydon takes us inside BBC travel game Destination X, where viewers – and contestants – try to find themselves in Europe

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan says he’s morphing into alter-ego Alan Partridge

Actor has been playing the hubristic broadcaster for over three decades

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Why are some stars not on the BBC salaries list?

The BBC’s annual salary list will be published on July 15, but many stars

Evening Standard

Sir Stephen Fry and Ellie Goulding lead famous faces in Wimbledon Royal Box

Sir Stephen was seen speaking to Welsh comedian Rob Brydon on Centre Court.

The Independent UK

From Stephen Fry to Ellie Goulding: Who is in the Royal Box on Wimbledon day eleven?

Musicians, actors and sports stars will be rubbing shoulders in the Royal Box

Evening Standard

Who's in the Royal Box at Wimbledon? Ellie Goulding, Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Stephen Fry among famous names at Centre Court on day 11

More stars take in the action at the All England Club as the tournament reaches the semi-final stages

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Steve Coogan says he now ‘admires’ Margaret Thatcher because of Keir Starmer’s politics

‘I never thought I’d say that,’ Alan Partridge star admitted

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The Scarecrows’ Wedding: cast, plot and everything we know

The Scarecrows’ Wedding is the latest festive animation by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffer.

Evening Standard

Noel Edmonds’ Kiwi Adventure on ITV review: feels like Jeremy Clarkson cosplay

3/5 This documentary is fascinating, but probably not for the reasons Noel Edmonds intends

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon announce The Trip’s return with season five in the Northern Lights

Series was previously thought to be over after the pair’s Greece-set instalment in 2020

The Independent UK

BBC calls David Walliams ‘unacceptable’ for panel show Nazi salutes

The star’s gesture is believed to have shocked the other celebrity panellists and studio audience

The Independent UK

David Walliams ‘shocks’ audience with two Nazi salutes at Would I Lie to You? recording

He was ‘reprimanded’ by host Rob Brydon after making offensive gestures while filming episode

Louder

"I remember showing the lyrics to my grandmother, saying, Look at this, this is like poetry!" Gavin and Stacey and Would I Lie To You? star Rob Brydon on his life-long love of Bruce Springsteen

Rob Brydon has been a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan for over 40 years

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