Pilgrimage

Seven celebrities tackle a medieval pilgrimage to see whether it still has relevance today.

Cast:Lee Ingleby , Neil Morrissey , Raphael Rowe , Ed Byrne , Debbie McGee , JJ Chalmers , Kate Bottley , Heather Small , Les Dennis , Katy Brand , Stephen K. Amos , Lesley Joseph , Dana , Mehreen Baig , Brendan Cole , Greg Rutherford , Pauline McLynn , Mim Shaikh

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 1

Thu, Mar 15, 2018

The intrepid seven arrive in Biarritz and make their way to the start of their pilgrimage, a small town in the foothills of the French Pyrenees, St-Jean-Pied-de-Port. They are shown a copy of the ancient Codex Calixtinus, a medieval guide to the route, before heading to the Pilgrims' Office where they register and collect their all-important pilgrim passports, which they'll get stamped wherever they stop along the way.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 2

Fri, Mar 23, 2018

The seven celebrities travel from the region of Navarre to the start of the final 100km in Galicia. In Irache, to their great delight, Neil, JJ and Kate come across a fountain of wine, where thirsty pilgrims can drink straight from the tap. One hundred litres of wine a day are supplied free by a local vineyard, and priest Kate, who struggled through the Pyrenees, celebrates this kind of charity as a spiritual moment. She dismisses the notion that through pain comes a better understanding of God, and that self-denial is the way to salvation.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 3

Fri, Mar 30, 2018

They are now in Galicia, walking the last 100km to Santiago. Priest Kate still dreads the walk, but non-believer Raph is beginning to enjoy the opportunity it is giving him to appreciate his surroundings. They stop by a river and chat to Guy Hayward, who runs the British Pilgrimage Trust. He explains the meaning of river pilgrimage and encourages them to take a dip in the freezing water. Against his better judgement, Ed decides to join the swimming party, along with Kate, who is much happier in water than she is walking. Kate and Heather realise they have something in common when it comes to the church: they both believe women are written out of the Bible, where they are portrayed as either the Madonna or the whore. They attempt to convince a questioning Debbie why it is better to be within the church trying to effect change, rather than opting to stay outside it.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 1

Fri, Apr 7, 2023

Seven well-known British personalities, with differing faiths and beliefs, meet in northern Portugal to travel by foot, road and train along the 364km modern Catholic pilgrimage to the famous sanctuary in the city of Fatima.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 2

Fri, Apr 14, 2023

With under a week to go before they join tens of thousands of people in Fatima for the annual celebration of the Miracle of the Sun, the pilgrims decide to speed up their journey. They visit a sanctuary and a tomb and try suckling pig.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 3

Fri, Apr 21, 2023

In Coimbra, there are visits to a convent, a mosque and a synagogue. Finally, after 14 days and 364 kilometres, the group reach the famous Sanctuary of Fatima where they join 70,000 people from around the world at the celebrations.

Pilgrimage

S1.E1 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 1

S1.E2 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 2

S1.E3 ∙ The Road to Santiago: Episode 3

S2.E1 ∙ The Road to Rome: Episode 1

S2.E2 ∙ The Road to Rome: Episode 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Road to Rome: Episode 3

S3.E1 ∙ The Road to Istanbul: Episode 1

S3.E2 ∙ The Road to Istanbul: Episode 2

S3.E3 ∙ The Road to Istanbul: Episode 3

S4.E1 ∙ The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 1

S4.E2 ∙ The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 2

S4.E3 ∙ The Road to the Scottish Isles: Episode 3

S5.E1 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 1

S5.E2 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 2

S5.E3 ∙ The Road Through Portugal: Episode 3