Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

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2018-03-16

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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Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

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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.

First Aired

2018-03-16

Last Aired

2018-03-30

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Director

Status

Returning Series

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Network

BBC Two

Production

Casts

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    Adrian Chiles

    Adrian Chiles
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    Edwina Currie

    Edwina Currie
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    Dom Joly

    Dom Joly
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    Fatima Whitbread

    Fatima Whitbread
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    Mim Shaikh

    Mim Shaikh
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    Amar Latif

    Amar Latif
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    Pauline McLynn

    Pauline McLynn