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Season 1 - The Road to Santiago

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • March 16, 2018
    • BBC Two

    Neil Morrissey, Debbie McGee, Ed Byrne, Heather Small, Kate Bottley, Raphael Rowe and JJ Chalmers arrive in Biarritz and make their way to the start of their pilgrimage.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • March 23, 2018
    • BBC Two

    The celebrities are delighted to find charity on their pilgrimage with a free-flowing wine fountain, but leave a hostel in solidarity with singer Heather when she senses racism.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • March 30, 2018
    • BBC Two

    The seven celebrities are walking the last 100km to Santiago. Priest Kate still dreads the walk, but non-believer Raph is enjoying the opportunity to appreciate his surroundings.

Season 2 - The Road to Rome

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • April 5, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Eight celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs strap on backpacks and have 15 days to tackle 1,000km of the ancient Via Francigena pilgrimage, from the Italian Alps to Rome.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • April 12, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Stephen K Amos tells the group that as a gay man he struggles to find any kind of religious home.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • April 19, 2019
    • BBC Two

    The celebrity pilgrims set off on the final challenging stretch of the Via toward Rome. When they receive an extraordinary invitation from the Vatican, emotions run high.

Season 3 - The Road to Istanbul

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • March 27, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs tackle the 2,200km Sultans Trail by road and on foot in a modern-day pilgrimage across Europe to the historic city of Istanbul.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • April 3, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Life on the Sultans Trail begins to challenge the celebrities as Adrian Chiles tells the group he is struggling with the purpose of pilgrimage in the face of their experiences.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • April 10, 2020
    • BBC Two

    The celebrities set off on the final leg of their pilgrimage and arrive in Turkey, where they head for the magnificent Suleymaniye Mosque in the historic city of Istanbul.

Season 4 - The Road to the Scottish Isles

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • April 8, 2022
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • April 15, 2022
    • BBC Two

    Life on the pilgrimage gets tough as the celebrities are challenged both physically and spiritually, struggling with lack of sleep and difficult questions about faith.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • April 22, 2022
    • BBC Two

    With the end of their pilgrimage looming, the celebrities get a taste of monastic life in a medieval abbey, but will it help them discover more about the pathway to faith?

Season 5 - The Road through Portugal

  • S05E01 Episode 1

    • April 7, 2023
    • BBC Two

    Seven well-known personalities, with differing faiths and beliefs, meet in northern Portugal to tackle a modern Catholic pilgrimage: the famous sanctuary in the city of Fatima.

  • S05E02 Episode 2

    • April 14, 2023
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S05E03 Episode 3

    • April 21, 2023
    • BBC Two

    In Coimbra, there are visits to a convent, a mosque and a synagogue. Finally, after 14 days and 364 kilometres, the group finally reach the famous Sanctuary of Fatima.

Season 6 - The Road Through North Wales

  • S06E01 Episode 1

    • March 29, 2024
    • BBC Two

    Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs experience an emotional journey on a pilgrimage in north Wales, a route linked by churches dedicated to early Celtic Christian saints.

  • S06E02 Episode 2

    • April 5, 2024
    • BBC Two

    The pilgrims head into Eryri National Park as the pilgrim path leads the group to one of Wales’s most famous natural wonders, Aber Falls.

  • S06E03 Episode 3

    • April 12, 2024
    • BBC Two

    The pilgrims' final destination is Bardsey Island, the fabled ‘Island of 20,000 Saints’. Along the way, they see spectacular landscapes, visit holy sites and engage in fasting, ritual and meditation.

Season 7 - The Road Through the Alps

  • S07E01 Episode 1

    • April 20, 2025
    • BBC Two

    Seven celebrities of differing faiths and beliefs take on a pilgrimage through the Austrian and Swiss Alps to Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over a thousand years.

  • S07E02 Episode 2

    • April 21, 2025
    • BBC Two

    It's day five, and the pilgrims prepare for the challenging Alpine paths ahead of them. As they go along the path, they discover part of their route is covered by a deep snow drift.

  • S07E03 Episode 3

    • April 22, 2025
    • BBC Two

    The celebrities finish their journey at Einsiedeln Abbey, a pilgrim destination for over 1,000 years.