Beijing Express 2024: previews (stages and pairs) eighth episode

Beijing Express 2024: previews (stages and pairs) of the eighth episode, 25 April

This evening, Thursday 25 April 2024, at 9.15 pm on Sky Uno, the seventh episode of Beijing Express 2024 will be broadcast, the eleventh edition of the docu-reality hosted by Costantino della Gherardesca, with Fru from The Jackal as special correspondent. This season Beijing Express will explore southern Asia, on a route that will start in the Far East between northern Vietnam and Laos and then arrive in Sri Lanka, in the central part of the continent. But let's see all the information together in detail.

Previews

Between the waves of the Indian Ocean and the humid and rainy plateaus, the goals of Beijing Express in Sri Lanka become something more: even more significant, even more tiring, even more decisive in view of the very last stages. In fact, the semi-final of this exciting journey along the Dragon's Route is up for grabs, and travelers are called to race in incredible places where tea plantations alternate with breathtaking natural glimpses and one of the most characteristic railways in the world.

With a population characterized by profound spirituality, for the five competing couples the competition will instead be fiery: the fatigue of the previous stages, during the 387 km that separate the ancient fortress of Galle from the eternal city of Kandy, which make up the route of this eighth stage, there will also be misunderstandings and disagreements that will put the psychological resistance of each competitor to the test.

After the last non-elimination stage, there are still five couples who will compete for access to the semi-final: Damiano and Massimiliano Carrara “I Pasticcieri”, Artem and Antonio Orefice “I Fratm”, Maddalena Corvaglia and Barbara Petrillo “Le Amiche”, Estefania Bernal and Antonella Fiordelisi “Italia Argentina” and Megan Ria and Maddalena Svevi “Le Ballerine”.

From the Galle lighthouse, the starting point of the race, travelers will find themselves at the mercy of the waves of the Indian Ocean and will go in search of sensational “like-grabbing” photos in the most “instagrammable” locations on the Sinhalese coast.

Then, mission after mission, in the episode broadcast tonight the couples will arrive at the Elephant Transit Home, the Undawalawa National Park where the first three couples will compete in the highly anticipated “elephant game”, the most legendary advantage test of the Beijing race Express.

And again, the program for travelers also includes a tiring climb up to the Nine Arches Bridge, crossed by the panoramic railway that connects Ella to Kandy, one of the most characteristic in the world, as well as a test to discover the country's tea plantations. With a backpack containing, as always, a minimum amount of equipment and with 1 euro per day per person and in local currency, everyone rushed to the finish line set in the 14th century city of Kandy, capital of the last king of Sri Lanka, precisely inside an evocative abandoned prison. Here travelers will discover one of the most anticipated verdicts of the season: which couples will be able to access next week's semi-final?

Streaming and TV

Where to watch Beijing Express 2024 live on TV and live streaming? The reality show, as mentioned, is broadcast on Thursday evenings at 9.15pm on Sky Uno. Not just TV. It will be possible to follow it live or deferred also in streaming via the platform – reserved for Sky subscribers – SkyGo or on the paid platform Now. After its move to Sky, the program will also be broadcast free-to-air on TV8. The date has not yet been announced but, barring surprises, the same timetable as the 2023 edition should be followed, with the free-to-air broadcast in the autumn of 2024.