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1 online resource (streaming video file) (54 min. 5 sec.) ; 326202192 bytes |
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World-renowned travel presenter Simon Reeve is back with this all-new fascinating series as he sets off to discover the meaning of pilgrimage today and its place in our modern world. A lapsed Methodist, he has a genuine interest in finding out whether it can offer him life-changing enlightenment. He learns about the forgotten aspects of pilgrimage, including all the vices, thrills, sex, adventure and dangers that travellers encountered. Reeve meets people re-igniting the long forgotten act of pilgrimage and journeys with them as he sets off to discover whether this age-old ritual can provide the kind of transformative experience in which he desires.Simon Reeve follows in the footsteps of thousands of travellers from previous centuries, as he travels from northern France to northern Spain, and then crosses Western Europe to arrive in Rome. Along the way, Simon meets people from all different walks of life who are undertaking these pilgrimage treks for a variety of reasons. He also undertakes one of the oldest and most perilous pilgrim routes in Europe - the Great St Bernard Pass, 8000 feet high in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy, which has claimed the lives of many over the centuries - including at least one Pope. (Part 2 of 3) (From the UK) (Documentary) CC **New Episode**Follow the conversation on Twitter #SBSdoco |
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Broadcast 2013-11-09 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Mar Saba (Monastery)
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Hagia Sophia (Church : I?znik, Turkey)
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Messiah.
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages.
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Travel -- Religious aspects.
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Turkey -- Istanbul.
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Middle East -- Jerusalem.
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Middle East -- Bethlehem.
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Streaming video
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O'Mahony, Damian, director
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Reeve, Simon, host
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