Stars of the show Race Across the world, Brian and Melvyn Mole, have given an inside view of their experiences on the hit TV show during an event at Crookes Social Club in Sheffield.

The event ‘An evening with Brian and Melvyn’, hosted by Sheffield Rotary Club, raised money for various charities, with its proceeds going to causes such as: Sheffield Hospitals Charity, the Roundabout Charity and other Rotary Charities.

The brothers shared their many memorable experiences, saying how the show helped re-connect them as brothers.

Melvyn Mole, 65, a driving instructor from Middlesbrough said: “There’s no point in just going on to race, and they wont let you do that.”

The brothers shared very different childhood experiences, one of them having a boarding school education, whilst the other attended a local state school.

The brothers were selected from more than 247,000 other people who applied for the show, they credit this to the relaxed and genuine approach they took to the application process, encouraging others who apply to do the same.

They shared how going on the show has brought them closer, saying that they now talk at least once a day, rather than once a month like they did before going on the show.

The evening revealed the truths behind the TV programme, exposing the lesser-known facts of the show.

Melvyn Mole shared that: “We are not given any help,

“If we go the wrong way the camera crew will follow us going the wrong way.”

He shared some of the limitations that having a camera crew posed on their travels saying that: “If there’s only two tickets left, you can’t take the last two tickets.”

Although they emphasised the unscripted nature of the show, they brothers said they they were still very much aware of the camera crew around them.

Brian Mole, 62, a retired financial advisor said: “They kept reminding us that it’s a TV programme”

He said: “If you see a very large film crew then you’re in the right place”

Brian Mole shared how one of his favourite memories was when “Melvyn’s shoes went in the fridge” to disguise the smell.

He said: “The crew were delighted”.

Both brothers encouraged the audience that they too should go on the show, saying that : “Its about the experiences, not just the race.”