Pilgrimage: inspiring reality TV

17 April 2025, The Tablet

Pilgrims’ progress (l to r): Stef Reid, Jay McGuiness, Harry Clark, Helen Lederer, Jeff Brazier, Nelufar Hedayat, Daliso Chaponda

photos: BBC/CTvc

The format of Pilgrimage never alters – minor celebrities walk an ancient pilgrims’ way, we learn a bit about what makes them tick, spiritually speaking, and watch them (sometimes) change and learn from each other’s faith backgrounds – so the key to its success has to be the participants.

Looking out for each other works a strange alchemy in a diverse, ­sometimes needy, often oddball group

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