Race Across the World 'surreal' experience for brothers
"From the minute we got the call, it's been a surreal journey and it still is," Melvyn told BBC Radio Tees."I've been on breakfast TV, Loose Women, it doesn't happen to me."
Melvyn also said other driving instructors and even examiners have asked for photos with him."It's unbelievable isn't it, that people are asking for photographs of Melv," Brian said.He confessed they have loved watching the show back because of how much of the scenery the contestants miss while racing."It's quite amazing to watch the footage," he said."It is quite nice for us because the pictures that we see on the screen, Melv and I don't actually see because normally our heads are down, we're in a taxi, we're in a train, we're on a bus and that's our life for eight, nine weeks."
'We're very lucky'
Aside from the locations, appearing on the BBC show allowed the brothers to talk about their childhood. Brian was sent to boarding school while his older brother stayed at home and attended the local state school, which they said impacted their relationship.But the race saw pair grow closer, even joking they want to end up in the same retiring home."We're very lucky to have got the experience that we had and we certainly enjoyed grasping every opportunity and seeing as much of the world as we can," Brian said."Tonight's going to be special one because obviously it's the final and we'll see what happens to us."
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