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Pilgrimage

6.5
7 seasons
21 episodes
Returning Series
Documentary

Plot Summary

Celebrities take a journey of a lifetime. They all have different faiths and beliefs - will stepping in ancient footsteps on a spiritual journey broaden minds?

First Aired:March 16, 2018
Last Aired:April 22, 2025
Episode Runtime:1h 0m
Networks:
BBC Two

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Seasons (7)

The Road to Santiago

The Road to Santiago

3 episodes

Aired: 2018

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

The Road to Rome

The Road to Rome

3 episodes

Aired: 2019

Eight celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs don backpacks and walking boots to tackle part of an ancient pilgrimage to Rome, where a private audience with the Pope awaits.

The Road to Istanbul

The Road to Istanbul

3 episodes

Aired: 2020

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs don backpacks and walking boots to tackle a modern-day, 2,200-km pilgrimage across Eastern Europe to the historic city of Istanbul.

The Road to the Scottish Isles

The Road to the Scottish Isles

3 episodes

Aired: 2022

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs set out in search of St Columba, an Irish monk born 1,500 years ago who helped spread Christianity from Ireland to Scotland.

The Road through Portugal

The Road through Portugal

3 episodes

Aired: 2023

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs set out on a modern-day pilgrimage in Portugal in celebration of reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary over 100 years ago.

The Road Through North Wales

The Road Through North Wales

3 episodes

Aired: 2024

Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs experience a pilgrimage in north Wales.

The Road Through the Alps

The Road Through the Alps

3 episodes

Aired: 2025

Seven celebrities take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps.