Has anyone been watching Pilgramage on BBC2?

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Fridays at 9pm. Last one tomorrow.

really enjoying it, its a good easy watch, no histrionics from the celebs, or competitiveness, and very thought provoking too.

I don't really like that vicar kate but shes been quite good on this, not pushing her beliefs onto anyone, waiting for them to ask her questions, and all seemingly genuinely interested in each others beliefs/non beliefs and viewpoints.

And good that's its on at this time of year.

Hope they do a nother series.

Wonder if many do the walks in Winter.
Sounds like he suffered bless him.

I've done part of it twice in July, to end there for the feast of St James. It was organised by my school, we got a ferry to Santander but can't remember where we started from. I've got my camino books somewhere safe so could check. We walked for two weeks and camped every night. I loved it and hope to do it again one day but from an earlier starting point.

Wonder if many do the walks in Winter.
Sounds like he suffered bless him*

His pictures indicated he was far from alone. It looked extremely difficult. People were wearing heavy clothes and looked really weighed down.

He really was doing a penance.

Do you think it helped him at all TeisanLap

Best season to do it is April - June and end sept-Oct when it’s nixe weather but not so hot.

Yes, that's what I was thinking DaisyLand the heat can be so draining, ok when relaxing but not with something like this. I reckon I'm gonna do April-June 2019!

Go for it Vitalogy, I agree doing it in cooler months would be better, we had to fit in with exams etc. It was nice to be there for the feast day though.

Definitelyanamechange I've just had a look at their public holidays for 2019 and they have five feast days oow, all that lovely food and

@Movablefeast I completely agree -there''s rarely any portrayal of Catholicism in the media outside of history programmes based around the Tudor period and the Reformation. This morning at my church there was a huge queue of people waiting to get in for the second mass so as far as I see the faith is well and truly alive in modern day Britain!

It would have really added another dimension to the programme to have a devout Catholic on it, they could have explained so much more about the reasons for pilgrimage and the veneration of saints etc. Instead we got a weak conclusion from the participants of "oh it's really improved my appreciation of nature" !

We did it in October and it rained, and it really does rain in Galicia.

@vitalogy I have done as others said and may/September... 2016(I think?!) We had a fluke really hot one. 43 degrees one day!

Worth having a Google I think French way was excellent fun and so well supported you can't go far wrong... On the other hand it depends what you want out of it.

V good website www.caminodesantiago.me I used for planning- all levels! Yey! Adventure!

@peregrina I think I would have had a lovely time if I had some company... Found an Irish couple for a few hours that long day with no provisions (up those hills!) That was it tho. Solo.
Sounds like you had a better time! I battered on to get it over with asap and did three days and celebrated that in Santiago!

Thanks for the link @Spongeface looks helpful.
You're brave going on your own.

I walked the Camino in April-May, so there was mixed weather, with both heat and torrential rain. I did the Camino del Norte, which is stunning, pretty tough walking at times, less crowded but with much less facilities along the way.

I'm not sure why people are saying there should definitely be Catholics on this pilgrimage, and it's an error that there aren't. High church Anglicans also venerate saints, who are part of Christian history.

And there's two or three people on this programme who were brought up Catholic, and reflect on that fact.

By the Way, (pun intended), there are a couple of pilgrim routes in the UK; to Canterbury Cathedral, site of Thomas Becket's murder.

You can follow the route that the Canterbury Tales characters follow, from Southwark in London to Canterbury. Or there's a route from Winchester to Canterbury, and also from the North (perhaps York?)

And apparently there's also a marked route from Canterbury to Rome.

You’re normally given a diploma at the end of the walk. If you’ve done it for religious reasons the diploma is much nicer than then one for non religious (as a hobbies for example ) so most of the people say it’s for religious. Think that’s what my sister said and also what my friends are saying

I enjoyed that programme and would love to do that pilgrimage. I thought it was interesting, and how their own experiences had coloured their beliefs. I thought Neil Morrissey was remarkably balanced, given his background. Kate Bottley I found very annoying, but everyone treated each other with respect which was good.

I was very impressed with Neil morrisey I must say.
and Debbie and Heather.

Leather this pilgrimage was a Catholic one for centuries before the Anglican church existed which is why I and others think it would have been nice to have practising Catholics represented on the programme.

It's true that three of the celebrities were non-practising, however when they did things like refuse to go into churches or were disappointed that the certificate has religious figures depicted on it, then that to my mind gives a negative portrayal of Catholicism.

It's part of a continual albeit subtle dismissal of Catholicism by the UK media in general.

Anyway aside from that, I have been inspired to look into doing the walk myself and hopefully it will do the same for many others.

Fair enough Peony2325; I hope you enjoy the walk.

Watch the Martin Sheen film 'The Way' written and directed by his son Emilio Estevez. The whole film is on YouTube.

Martin Sheen's a big ol' Catholic; and speaks very well about it on Desert Island Discs, if I recall.

LeatherTuscadero The link Spongeface kindly posted has a video of Martin Sheen talking about his faith and the film. He was saying about his grandson meeting his wife on the walk too.