Race Across the World wasn’t lying to everyone – that’s just how TV works
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Past contestants on the BBC’s hit reality series have lifted the lid on some of the behind-the-scenes allowances that viewers weren’t meant to know. Is it a fix? No, writes Louis Chilton – and the question of what is ‘genuine’ could hardly matter less