BBC gameshow Destination X start date, line-up, host and how to watch

Rob Brydon is set to host a thrilling new gameshow on the BBC, where 13 strangers will compete for a £100,000 prize.

The 60-year-old Gavin and Stacey actor willdirect Destination X, a show that takes contestants on a mysterious European road trip.

Drawing comparisons to The Traitors and Race Across The World, the participants are whisked around Europe without any knowledge of their location or destination, as they try to decipher truth from lies amidst the clues they're given.

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Each day involves travelling on a bus with sensory deprivation and no contact with the outside world. They must then attempt to figure out their location based on a series of peculiar clues.

Only the most astute will be able to separate the red herrings from the genuine hints. As the game progresses, players are gradually eliminated based on how far off their location guesses are, until only the winner remains, bagging a £100,000 prize, reports Wales Online.

"It's the adventure of a lifetime, with one simple question at its heart: where in the world am I? Rob Brydon masterminds the high-stakes competition where nothing is as it seems...," teases the synopsis.

When does Destination X start?

The first episode of Destination X will air on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday, July 30, at 9pm.

There will be two episodes a week, running for five weeks until the winner is crowned.

Who is in the line-up for Destination X?

In the first season, Destination X will feature 13 strangers. They include a pilot, a taxi driver, an endurance athlete, a crime writer, a retired detective sergeant, and a content creator.

The full line-up includes:

Ashvin, 23, economics graduate

Ben, 42, surf school director

Chloe-Anne, 27, historian

Claire, 51, retired detective sergeant

Daren, 58, London taxi driver

Dawn, 33, care assistant

Deborah, 62, crime writer

James, 23, e-commerce manager

Josh, 26, pilot

Judith, 28, nuclear engineer

Mahdi, 22, content creator

Nick, 35, endurance athlete

Saskia, 25, marketing executive

Who is the host of Destination X?

Rob hosts the UK version of Destination X, while Jeffrey Dean Morgan of The Walking Dead hosts the US version.

Speaking of the appeal of doing the show, Rob previously revealed: "I love the thought of the scale of it, because I've never done anything in television with that scale. We go all over Europe to some fantastic places, so the appeal was working on a show of that scale."

He added that he took some inspiration from The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman, saying: "I did look to Claudia on The Traitors, I love the lightness of touch there... I didn't want to get in the way of the show, so I was very aware of that. I just wanted to be the bridge between the viewer and the contestants, because people say this, but it's true, they are the stars.

"Their personalities really come out over the course of the series, and for me, watching that first one, you see the beginnings of relationships and people's characters blossom."

How to watch Destination X?

Destination X will air on BBC One and iPlayer, beginning on Wednesday, July 30 at 9pm, with two episodes dropping each week.