The BBC’s latest blockbuster reality TV show – Destination X – has been hailed ‘The Traitors meets Race Across The World’.

It’s hard to imagine a greater expectation to live up to and all the foundations are there for it to be bigger and better than both.

But after the reaction to the first four episodes, it now feels unlikely. In fact, there’s one key problem with the show that I believe is the root of its downfall.

Hosted by Rob Brydon, Destination X begins with 13 strangers meeting at a busy airport before they board a claustrophobic coach with opaque windows, and absolutely no idea where they’re going.

The contestants have to rely on clues sussing out red herrings to decipher, as precisely as possible, where they are in Europe.

At the end of each episode, players must try and pinp

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