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Pagans and Pilgrims

Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history. Travelling across the breadth of the UK, Ifor uncovers the stories and rich history behind many of our most famous sites, ex...

October 2017
Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history. Travelling across the breadth of the UK, Ifor uncovers the stories and rich history behind many of our most famous sites, explaining the myths and legends of some of Bri...
April 2016
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Our nation's sacred sites. The divine appeal of Britain's islands to believers is revealed as Ifor ap Glyn visits the Lakes, Lindisfarne and Scotland's Western Isles.
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Ifor ap Glyn discovers why shrines are again being embraced by the Anglican mainstream and visits the shrines of St David - and Mark Bolan!
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Ifor ap Glyn visits hallowed trees and mountains in Glastonbury, Dorset and Snowdonia to reveal how Britain gradually converted from paganism to Christianity.
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Britain's sacred sites. Water is a common feature of many of our holy places, as Ifor ap Glyn discovers on visits to Loch Ness, a healing well and an ancient spring.
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Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn begins this fascinating 'holy' pilgrimage around Britain by visiting our most-loved preserved ruins, from St Andrews Cathedral to Whitby Abbey.
March 2016
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Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history. Travelling across the breadth of the UK, Ifor uncovers the stories and rich history behind many of our most famous sites, explaining the myths and legends of some of Bri...
Expired
Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history. Travelling across the breadth of the UK, Ifor uncovers the stories and rich history behind many of our most famous sites, explaining the myths and legends of some of Bri...
Expired
Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history. Travelling across the breadth of the UK, Ifor uncovers the stories and rich history behind many of our most famous sites, explaining the myths and legends of some of Bri...
Expired
Presenter and Welsh poet Ifor ap Glyn explores the wealth of Britain's extraordinary holy places on a pilgrimage that spans almost 2,000 years of history.
Expired
We're going underground with Ifor ap Glyn, whose crusade across Britain concludes with descents into a hermit's cave in St Govan, a crypt in Ripon Cathedral and Lud's Church.
August 2013
Ifor sets out to understand what happens when our religious urges drive us underground.
Ifor ap Glyn sets out to understand the appeal of islands as holy retreats.
Ifor ap Glyn visits shrines all over Britain to try to understand their appeal.
How trees and mountains show the journey Britain took from Paganism to Christianity.
Ifor ap Glyn finds out why water is often the essential element in our most holy places.
Ifor ap Glyn asks why we are drawn to holy ruins long after their religious use is over.
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