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July 2016
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Caves - This week, Ifor sets out to understand what happens when our religious urges drive us underground. His first stop is Lud’s Church in Derbyshire, one of the most dramatic and eerie holy paces in the land, it was once described as “the place for the Devil to say matins”. He then heads back 14,000 years to find eviden...
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Islands - This week, Ifor sets out to understand the appeal of islands as Holy retreats. It may seem obvious that we would feel closer to the divine surrounded by the stunning natural beauty of an island but Ifor soon discovers there is a far deeper reason they became such a major aspect of religion. His journey takes him ...
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Trees and Mountains - 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. Ifor visits trees and mountains as a way of understanding the journey Britain undertook from the old Pagan religion to Christianity. His journey st...
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Ruins - 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. Ifor discovers the myths and legends of some of Britain's most sacred places. In the first episode, Ifor explores why ruins are among the best-preserved and most...
December 2015
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Shrines - Presenter 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 will uncover the stories behind many of our most famous sites, explaining the myths and legends of some of Britain’s most sacred...
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Water - 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. This episode, Ifor explores why water crops up again and again as the essential element in many of our most holy places. His journey takes him to our oldest mass...
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