Episode 1 | Sacred Wonders

Duration: 58'06''

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Synopsis

From the ancient temples of Angkor Wat in Cambodia to the Shaolin Temple in China, discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth.

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Angkor Wat | Sacred Wonders

Angkor Wat | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 3'12''

At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a team of gardeners protect the temples from the spread of the jungle.

Celebrating Diwali in London | Sacred Wonders

Celebrating Diwali in London | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 5'01''

At the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, preparations for Diwali are taking place.

Ramadan in Jerusalem | Sacred Wonders

Ramadan in Jerusalem | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 5'20''

A team of volunteer paramedics help worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Virgen de la Esperanza procession | Sacred Wonders

Virgen de la Esperanza procession | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 4'05''

A group of volunteers in Malaga, Spain, prepare for an Easter procession with a statue of the Virgin Mary.

Warrior monk exams | Sacred Wonders

Warrior monk exams | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 3'60''

Yandian, a Buddhist trainee monk, prepares for his exams at the Shaolin Monastery, China.

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A feast at the Golden Temple | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 5'13''

At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, volunteers prepare food for thousands of worshippers celebrating Vaisakhi.

Episode 3 | Sacred Wonders

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BBC Two | 2014 | 4'22''

A visit to Varanasi, a holy city where many Hindus travel to die in the hope of eternal liberation.

Vaisakhi in Amritsar | Sacred Wonders

Vaisakhi in Amritsar | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 8'49''

The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Amritsar.

A meeting with a holy man | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

A meeting with a holy man | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2014 | 2'14''

Simon Reeve meets a Hindu holy man at the start of his journey along the Ganges.

Aghori Monk | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Aghori Monk | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 2'25''

Sue Perkins meets an Aghori monk, part of an extreme sect of Hinduism.

An Ashram on the Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

An Ashram on the Ganges | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

BBC Two | 2014 | 4'28''

Simon Reeve visits an ashram on the Ganges River and learns about the river's significance for Hindus.

Angkor Wat | Sacred Wonders

Angkor Wat | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 3'12''

At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a team of gardeners protect the temples from the spread of the jungle.

Apache coming of age | Sacred Wonders

Apache coming of age | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 4'47''

Two Mescalero Apache girls, Jorden and Jaylen, take part in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony lasting four nights.

Ashram | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Ashram | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 5'53''

Sue Perkins visits an Ashram to find out more about how the lifestyle there promotes spiritual contemplation

Axum | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

Axum | African Renaissance: When Art Meets Power

BBC Four | 2020 | 3'41''

Afua Hirsch visits the ancient site of Axum in Ethiopia.

Bar-Mitzvah on Masada | Sacred Wonders

Bar-Mitzvah on Masada | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 8'03''

An American family travel to Masada to have their children's Bat-Mitzvah and Bar-Mitzvah.

Cathedral of St John the Divine | Sacred Wonders

Cathedral of St John the Divine | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 8'45''

At the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, an Anglican priest performs a ceremony to bring people, and their animal...

Celebrating Diwali in London | Sacred Wonders

Celebrating Diwali in London | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 5'01''

At the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, preparations for Diwali are taking place.

Death in Hinduism | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Death in Hinduism | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 4'11''

Sue Perkins meets a woman staying in a Death Hotel in Varanasi who explains her choice to live there.

Effigy of the Goddess Ganga | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Effigy of the Goddess Ganga | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 3'35''

Sue Perkins visits the town of Gangotri, where she takes part in the festivities surrounding the start of the pilgr...

Episode 1 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Episode 1 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 58'03''

Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...

Episode 2 | Sacred Wonders

Episode 2 | Sacred Wonders

BBC One | 2019 | 57'59''

In Mali, a young Muslim helps to renovate Djenne's Great Mosque, while a Shinto devotee undertakes a gruelling challenge at the sacred Nachi water...

Episode 2 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

Episode 2 | The Ganges with Sue Perkins

BBC One | 2017 | 58'02''

Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.