On the breathtaking Isle of Skye, Ben Fogle investigate how spiritual and religious power still survives in the face of...
Ben Fogle heads for the Orkney Isles to investigate Norse Christian heritage and how they are a place of modern pilgrim...
Ben Fogle journeys to Islay and Jura, tracing the route of 6th-century Christian monks across wild seaways to discover ...
Travelling to Arran and Holy Isle, Ben Fogle learns how they're a haven for diverse faiths and beliefs, makes Jewish ch...
Travelling across Shetland, Ben Fogle meets people whose lives are rooted to these islands' history and visit...
Ben Fogle returns to Taransay, the island where, over 20 years ago, he took part in the TV sho...
Ben Fogle explores Catholic island life and whether the physical aspect of the landscape makes...
Ben Fogle explores the ancient sea roads of the Inner Hebrides. He visits Iona, the cradle of Christian...
Bettany Hughes visits seven of the most famous ancient and modern Buddhist locations in the world: seven wonders that give an insight int...
Sue Perkins undertakes an epic journey along the Ganges. Sue is on the final stretch of the river, where a new India is being built r...
Sue Perkins journeys to the source of India's Ganges river in the Himalayas, meeting hermits and holy men to understand the sacred na...
Sue Perkins arrives in Varanasi, India's most intense, extraordinary and breath-taking city.
From Jerusalem to Nepal to Iraq, discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on earth.
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...
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 ...
Near the temple of Besakih in Bali, worshippers chase and catch evil spirits in an annual two-day battle.
A Buddhist stupa at Kathmandu is being prepared for the Buddha's birthday with a fresh coat of paint.
Worshippers in Japan prepare to take part in an annual ceremony at a Shinto waterfall shrine.
At the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden, London, preparations for Diwali are taking place.
Yandian, a Buddhist trainee monk, prepares for his exams at the Shaolin Monastery, China.
At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a team of gardeners protect the temples from the spread of the jungle.
Each day on the River Ganges at the holy city of Varanasi, hundreds of funerals take place.
A visit to Varanasi, a holy city where many Hindus travel to die in the hope of eternal liberation.
Tanneries near the River Ganges have devastating consequences for the health of the river and for animal welfare.
At the town of Haridwar, Simon Reeve takes part in Hindu ceremonies celebrating the River Ganges.
Simon Reeve visits an ashram on the Ganges River and learns about the river's significance for Hindus.
Simon Reeve meets a Hindu holy man at the start of his journey along the Ganges.
Two Mescalero Apache girls, Jorden and Jaylen, take part in a traditional coming-of-age ceremony lasting four nights.
At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Christians gather to witness an Easter miracle.
At the Golden Temple in Amritsar, volunteers prepare food for thousands of worshippers celebrating Vaisakhi.
Every year, the whole city of Djenne in Mali gets involved in restoring the Great Mosque, the largest mud building in the world.
A team of volunteer paramedics help worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
A group of volunteers in Malaga, Spain, prepare for an Easter procession with a statue of the Virgin Mary.
At the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, an Anglican priest performs a ceremony to bring people, and their animal...
The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi in Amritsar.
An American family travel to Masada to have their children's Bat-Mitzvah and Bar-Mitzvah.
The Shinto fire festival at the Nachi Falls in Japan.
The yearly renovation of the Djenne Great Mosque in Mali.
Afua Hirsch visits the ancient site of Axum in Ethiopia.
Sue Perkins gets blessed by the Naga Babas, holy men who renounce worldly possessions to worship Lord Shiva.
Sue Perkins visits the important annual Hindu festival, Ganga Sala Mela and explains how this year the festival is promoting a...
Sue Perkins attends a child's blessing and learns about the role of the Hijra in Hindu festivities.
Sue Perkins talks to young women about their feelings about relationships and marriage.
Sue Perkins visits a cremation ground in Varanasi where she learns about Hindu funeral rituals.
Sue Perkins looks at the problem of waste in the Ganges, one of the world's most polluted rivers despite its revered status...
Sue Perkins meets a woman staying in a Death Hotel in Varanasi who explains her choice to live there.
Sue Perkins meets an Aghori monk, part of an extreme sect of Hinduism.
Sue Perkins visits the city of Varanasi and learns why many Hindus go there to die.
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