“They used to be known as Hollyoaks’ Max and OB, but since leaving the soap actors Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries have been taking on some andrenalin-packed adventures.

The pair have just spent three months travelling the world filming Red Bull Rivals, an extreme sports show where they take on a different challenge each week.

They even roped in some celebrity mates to get in on the action and say they picked up some inevitable injuries.”

Read More (an interview with the boys)

Check out the ‘Red Bull: The Rivals’ YouTube channel – their next challenge is free running, also known as ‘Parkour’.

Transmission schedule (apologies, we missed the first one):

10 October – Red Bull Romaniacs (stunt motorcycling) in Transylvania (with special guest Kara Tointon)

17 October – Red Bull Art of Motion (Free Running) in Sweden (with special guest BassHunter)

24 October – Red Bull Cliff Diving in Switzerland (with special guest Chipmunk)

31 October – Red Bull Flugtag (Building Flying Machines) in Marseille (with special guest Master Shortie)

14 November – Urban Assault mountain biking in Cape Town (with special guest Carley Stenson)

21 November – The Best of Red Bull Rivals

Red Bull Rivals is on at 1300 BST on 10 October on Channel 4.