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Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

2018•6.3/10
Documentary

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6.3/10(3)

Seven well-known personalities, all with differing faiths and beliefs, put on backpacks and walking boots and, on foot and by road, set out to cover sections of the Sultans Trail - a modern-day, 2,200km pilgrimage across Eastern Europe, which starts in Vienna and ends in the historic city of Istanbul. Journalist Adrian Chiles, former politician Edwina Currie, Olympian Fatima Whitbread, comedian Dom Joly, actor Pauline McLynn, broadcaster Mim Shaikh and television presenter Amar Latif live as modern-day pilgrims, staying in basic hotels and often sleeping in shared rooms.

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Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

March 16, 2018

Last Aired

March 30, 2018

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2018-03-16
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.
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2018-03-23
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.
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2018-03-30
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.

Cast

Adrian Chiles

Adrian Chiles

Edwina Currie

Edwina Currie

Dom Joly

Dom Joly

Fatima Whitbread

Fatima Whitbread

Mim Shaikh

Mim Shaikh

Amar Latif

Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

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