Pilgrimage (TV series)
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Pilgrimage is a BBC Two television series following celebrities from different faiths trekking together as a group (assembled for the show) on an historical pilgrimage.{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Pilgrimage |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0 |website=BBC |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=3 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503000606/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09w7lc0 |url-status=live }} Along the way they engage in interfaith dialogue.
Series cast
=The Road to Santiago (2018)=
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Following Camino de Santiago.{{cite news |title=Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago review – stars put their best feet forward |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/16/pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-review-stars-put-their-best-feet-forward |work=the Guardian |date=16 March 2018 |language=en}}
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- Neil Morrissey (humanism, atheist){{cite news |title=Pilgrimage: The Road To Santiago – we had the greatest time say seven celebs |url=https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2018/03/12/news/pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-we-had-the-greatest-time-say-seven-celebs-1271609/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The Irish News |date=12 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009102546/https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2018/03/12/news/pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-we-had-the-greatest-time-say-seven-celebs-1271609/ |url-status=live }}
- Debbie McGee (lapsed Catholic){{cite news |title=Celebrities seek divine inspiration on the road to Santiago |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/celebrities-seek-divine-inspiration-on-the-road-to-santiago-d9l7j0vmg |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The Times |date=10 March 2018 |language=en}}
- Ed Byrne (humanism, atheist){{cite news |title=The week's best TV: Pilgrimage — The Road To Santiago; Crufts/Scruffts; My Baby's Life: Who Decides?; The Artist |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-weeks-best-tv-pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-crufts-scruffts-my-babys-life-who-decides-the-artist-q8dfhg069 |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The Sunday Times |date=11 March 2018 |language=en |archive-date=10 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010101748/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-weeks-best-tv-pilgrimage-the-road-to-santiago-crufts-scruffts-my-babys-life-who-decides-the-artist-q8dfhg069 |url-status=live }}
- Heather Small (Christian)
- Kate Bottley (Anglican priest){{cite news |last1=Sherwood |first1=Harriet |title=Faith, friendship and curses as seven celebrity pilgrims trek to Santiago |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/14/modern-pilgrimage-road-to-santiago-journey-self-discovery |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=14 March 2018 |language=en}}
- Raphael Rowe (non-believer)
- JJ Chalmers (Presbyterian){{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bv1knr |title=JJ Chalmers, My Faith and Me, BBC |access-date=9 July 2023 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709020717/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bv1knr |url-status=live }}
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=The Road to Rome (2019)=
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Following Via Francigena to the Vatican for an audience with Pope Francis.{{cite news |last1= Burgess |first1=Kaya |title=BBC sends stars on Vatican pilgrimage |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/bbc-sends-stars-on-vatican-pilgrimage-398w6cgm9 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2021 |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617035847/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bbc-sends-stars-on-vatican-pilgrimage-398w6cgm9 |url-status=live }}
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- Les Dennis (non-religious){{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3qBVMn9WBF54vkZGBhfSmJB/les-dennis |title=Les Dennis interview, BBC Two |access-date=20 October 2023 |archive-date=19 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219072451/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3qBVMn9WBF54vkZGBhfSmJB/les-dennis |url-status=live }}
- Lesley Joseph (non-observant Jewish){{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Mary |title=What happens when celebrities walk to Rome |url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/what-happens-when-celebrities-walk-to-rome/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=Catholic Herald |date=11 April 2019 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009110548/https://catholicherald.co.uk/what-happens-when-celebrities-walk-to-rome/ |url-status=live }}
- Brendan Cole (atheist)
- Stephen K. Amos (atheist){{Cite web|url = https://nypost.com/2019/04/19/pope-anyone-who-discards-gay-people-doesnt-have-a-human-heart/|title = Pope: Anyone who 'discards' gay people 'doesn't have a human heart'|date = 19 April 2019|access-date = 14 June 2023|archive-date = 18 June 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230618090831/https://nypost.com/2019/04/19/pope-anyone-who-discards-gay-people-doesnt-have-a-human-heart/|url-status = live}}
- Katy Brand (questioning Evangelical Christian)
- Greg Rutherford (lapsed Jehovah's Witness, non-religious)
- Dana Rosemary Scallon (Catholic)
- Mehreen Baig (Muslim)
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=The Road to Istanbul (2020)=
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Following the Sultans Trail to Istanbul.{{cite news |last=Rajani |first=Deepika |title=Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul line-up: cast, when it's on BBC One tonight and the route they take |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/pilgrimage-the-road-to-istanbul-line-up-cast-when-time-tonight-bbc-one-route-411154 |work=inews.co.uk |date=9 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404061830/https://inews.co.uk/culture/pilgrimage-the-road-to-istanbul-line-up-cast-when-time-tonight-bbc-one-route-411154 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Pilgrimage: Road to Istanbul was more Duke of Edinburgh than RE |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/pilgrimage-road-to-istanbul-bbc2-review-413133 |work=inews.co.uk |date=27 March 2020 |language=en |archive-date=4 April 2022 |access-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404061818/https://inews.co.uk/culture/pilgrimage-road-to-istanbul-bbc2-review-413133 |url-status=live }}
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- Adrian Chiles (Catholic convert)
- Edwina Currie (lapsed Orthodox Jew)
- Fatima Whitbread (Christian)
- Dom Joly (atheist)
- Pauline McLynn (atheist)
- Mim Shaikh (Muslim)
- Amar Latif (non-practising Muslim)
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=The Road to the Scottish Isles (2022)=
Following Hiberno-Scottish mission.{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Pilgrimage, The Road to the Scottish Isles |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bfyttz |website=BBC |access-date=3 April 2022 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403232324/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0bfyttz |url-status=live }}
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- Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (pagan){{cite news |last1=Dolenec |first1=Nina Dolenec |title=Pilgrimage: The Road to the Scottish Isles cast – meet the celebrities |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/pilgrimage-bbc-scottish-isles-cast/ |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=Radio Times |date=8 April 2022 |language=en |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009111505/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/documentaries/pilgrimage-bbc-scottish-isles-cast/ |url-status=live }}
- Monty Panesar (Sikh)
- Louisa Clein (Jewish)
- Nick Hewer (Agnostic)
- Scarlett Moffatt (Anglican){{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/pilgrimage-scottish-isles |title=Pilgrimage - The Road To The Scottish Isles, BBC |access-date=14 January 2024 |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114193855/https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/pilgrimage-scottish-isles |url-status=live }}
- Shazia Mirza (Muslim)
- Will Bayley (lapsed Anglican)
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=The Road through Portugal (2023)=
Following the northern route of the Fátima Way.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/pilgrimage-portugal-bbc-one-bbc-iplayer|date=31 January 2023|accessdate=1 February 2023|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|title=Pilgrimage is back! Seven celebrities take on a challenging journey through Portugal for brand new BBC Two and iPlayer series|archive-date=31 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131230800/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/pilgrimage-portugal-bbc-one-bbc-iplayer/|url-status=live}}
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- Nabil Abdulrashid (Muslim)
- Millie Knight (non-practising Anglican)
- Shane Lynch (born-again Pentecostal Christian)
- Vicky Pattison (Agnostic)
- Su Pollard (Anglican)
- Bobby Seagull (Catholic)
- Rita Simons (Jewish)
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=The Road through North Wales (2024)=
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Following the North Wales Pilgrim's Way.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/pilgrimage-north-wales|date=15 February 2024|accessdate=16 February 2024|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|title=Follow seven celebrity pilgrims as they take a personal journey along the North Wales Pilgrim's Way|archive-date=16 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216171112/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/pilgrimage-north-wales|url-status=live}}
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- Eshaan Akbar (lapsed Muslim)
- Amanda Lovett (Catholic)
- Spencer Matthews (non-practising Anglican)
- Christine McGuinness (non-religious)
- Tom Rosenthal (areligious)
- Sonali Shah (Jain)
- Michaela Strachan (faith in the natural world)
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=The Road through the Alps (2025)=
Following a revived medieval route, until the Einsiedeln Abbey, in Switzerland.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2025/seven-celebrities-take-a-pilgrimage-through-the-austrian-and-swiss-alps|date=17 March 2025|accessdate=20 March 2025|website=bbc.co.uk/mediacentre|title=Seven celebrities take a Pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps for brand new BBC Two and iPlayer series}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/pilgrimage-season-7-cast-confirmed-newsupdate/|date=17 March 2025|accessdate=5 April 2025|website=www.radiotimes.com/tv|title=Pilgrimage confirms 2025 celebs including Jeff Brazier and Helen Lederer in first look}}
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- Harry Clark (Catholic)
- Helen Lederer (believer in God)
- Jay McGuiness (Agnostic)
- Jeff Brazier (spiritual)
- Daliso Chaponda (multi-religious)
- Stef Reid (Christian)
- Nelufar Hedayat (Muslim)
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References
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External links
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Category:BBC travel television series
Category:British religious television series
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Category:2020s British reality television series
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