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I have just found out the on BBC2 (UK) later this year there is going to be a bunch of celebrities spending 15 days on the CF. If its anything like some of the celebrity things they've done in the past it will be very tacky, I really hop that this will not be the case and that they respect the Camino.
I guess time will tell.
Gee. I hope there is a Kardashian.will be interested to see how the programmes portray the Camino
Please enlighten me, who or what is a Kardashian?Gee. I hope there is a Kardashian.
Gee. I hope there is a Kardashian.
Out of the" entertainers" Ed Byrne is a well known walker, he is a" Munro Bagger" and is attempting to climb all 282 named over 3,000 ft mountains in Scotland. He may well have achieved it by now.
However, if I am completely honest I do share @Waka 's concern that it may prove tacky and exploitative.
You are a better person by not knowing what a Kardashian is !!Please enlighten me, who or what is a Kardashian?
I was actually hoping for a couple of the characters from Little Britain might be included, like maybe the Scots Innkeeper. "Ye know too much!!!"
I think this is sad . Although I don't have a problem with anyone's reasons for walking Camino but I think this is rudeI have just found out the on BBC2 (UK) later this year there is going to be a bunch of celebrities spending 15 days on the CF. If its anything like some of the celebrity things they've done in the past it will be very tacky, I really hop that this will not be the case and that they respect the Camino.
I guess time will tell.
Well now to paraphrase my comment above ... I would however love to walk with the Little BritainsI was actually hoping for a couple of the characters from Little Britain might be included, like maybe the Scots Innkeeper. "Ye know too much!!!"
Do you mean me?Frankly, I had never heard about these people.
The "celebrity idea" is not bad by itself. There are some members of this forum with whom I would really like to walk some miles...
Just image Hyacinth Bouquet on the Camino! Or Carlson!If I had to pick any fictional characters from British TV series, it would be Father Ted and the Vicar of Dibley and some of their sidekicks.
When is it being shown? No doubt it will help swell the numbers even more
I don't think the date has been set as yet - sometime later this year. A few episodes on BBC2, under a 'religion and ethics' banner is hardly likely to swell the numbers - but who knows!
3000 ft! Hope he doesn't suffer from altitude sickness.
Only info given is 'next couple of weeks',and 15 days on Camino.There was a thread about this a while ago, Philip. I’m quite looking forward to watching it - do you know when it starts?
Thanks Philip.Only info given is 'next couple of weeks',and 15 days on Camino.
Depends how they 'treat'the Camino,I.e if they treat it as just another rung on the celebrity ladder to increase their "image"then it may come across as a "jolly little hike".I hope not.This should help boost the numbers a bit more
This should help boost the numbers a bit more
Realistically I think it will make very little difference. We Brits are a tiny fraction of those walking the Caminos at the moment. A niche interest slot on BBC2 is unlikely to make much difference - even if it does feature 'the lovely Debbie McGee'. Even if it doubled the British presence on the Caminos hardly anyone would notice...This should help boost the numbers a bit more
My Daughter and I had a chance to walk with Heather Small, who is in the documentary, for a bit. We chatted about our children, and how nice it was to be walking on that particular day, and about the Camino in general. We had no idea "who" she was at the time, just another nice pilgrim on the Camino, enjoying a beautiful day. It wasn't until much later that we discovered that she wrote and performed the song "Proud" (Theme song for the Oprah Winfrey Show). Heather struck me as a classy person, and a fast walker!This saddens me. One of the delights of the Camino is meeting people as they are rather than what they do in the outside world. I like to think that all pilgrims are created equal, celebrity has no place on the Camino.
First world problems!
SabineP: I suppose, as you say all posts could be considered first world problems, but some questions/concerns relate more directly on a pilgrim's needs and ways to make the walk safer and less stressful. I guess I was just cranky and without my morning coffee when I posted my comment, mostly directed at concerns expressed about a program no one has even seen yet. I apologize for any offense.
Can I ask what you mean .First world problems!
There’s a short interview with Ed Byrne - Irish comedian - in the latest edition of Wanderlust magazine. He’s one of the “celebrities”.
He didn’t have too much (anything) positive about his experience to say. Something along the lines of it being a litter-strewn tourist-trap of a walk alongside motorways...
Still, if that means he won’t be back, no bad thing.
Being shown Friday 16th March,When is it being shown? No doubt it will help swell the numbers even more
Yes indeed. Even living your life assisting in a leper colony in deepest Zaire does not afford superiority nor justify attempting to shut-down dialogue. Please allow all (reasonable) opinions to be expressed, without judgement.Can I ask what you mean .
Sabine, when I want to watch tv I have to hunt for the remote. I so rarely watch. What’s the bets I will miss this programme! By the way, just caught sight of your earlier post on this thread. How is your inner shepherd doing? Don’t wear the red shoes I posted on the not a serious thread thread if you are looking for a lost sheep today.A general note. When I don't like a tv show I use the remote control and change channels.
Problem solved.
A bit like when on a crowded Camino...one can change it for a less travelled Camino.
Sabine, when I want to watch tv I have to hunt for the remote. I so rarely watch. What’s the bets I will miss this programme! By the way, just caught sight of your earlier post on this thread. How is your inner shepherd doing? Don’t wear the red shoes I posted on the not a serious thread thread if you are looking for a lost sheep today.
There are now three threads running on this forum about a 3 x 1 hour BBC series that nobody has seen yet. I feel like getting up and saying: "My name is Kathar1na and I watch BBC and read the Guardian and the Independent. I loved 'Man behaving badly' and I often watch 'Mock the Week' so I recognise the faces of Neil Morrissey and Ed Byrnes. Somehow I've read about Debbie MacGee and Paul Daniels and that he died and about Gogglebox although I've never seen it." It's just a bit of TV. It's not going to change the course of the world. It's probably going to have zilch impact on caminos, not given the impact of the multitude of articles and other PR campaigns going on all the time, including those of the Way of Saint James associations and returning pilgrims (of the ""right"" sort).
Not wishing to be picky, but I'd say there was actually less, not more, on that thread.
Sure. I have already apologized for the post. As I said, I think I was cranky (not having slept well), when I posted that. I guess I "read into" some posts (being cranky), that people were complaining about "celebrities" on the Camino. That would be a first world problem, as people in the third world have more pressing things to worry about. After re-reading the posts in this thread, after SabineP's response to my post, I recognized that I was judgemental myself and unkind (and really there was little complaining, just speculation about the broadcast). Hence the apology. May we all only have first world problems to deal with!Can I ask what you mean .
Realistically I think it will make very little difference. We Brits are a tiny fraction of those walking the Caminos at the moment. A niche interest slot on BBC2 is unlikely to make much difference - even if it does feature 'the lovely Debbie McGee'. Even if it doubled the British presence on the Caminos hardly anyone would notice...
But hopefully it will be good. Let's not criticise until we've seen it.
The same day we arrive in Santiago, God willing, at the end of the Inglés.You may be interested in this 'so-called celebrities get paid to take a holiday' programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/pilgrimage.
It begins on 16 March and there are three episodes.
Jealous? Moi?
I might watch it with the sound muted so I can see the scenery.
You may be interested in this 'so-called celebrities get paid to take a holiday' programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/pilgrimage.
It begins on 16 March and there are three episodes.
Jealous? Moi?
You may be interested in this 'so-called celebrities get paid to take a holiday' programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/pilgrimage.
It begins on 16 March and there are three episodes.
Jealous? Moi?
The article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/pilgrimage
says this, "With just over a fortnight to tackle this ancient path, (names of participants excised to save space) hike through France and northern Spain to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela and the shrine of St James."
This suggests that they are starting in SJPdP and going all the way to Santiago and I would like to suggest that's total crap. We all know this is probably little more than one of those cheap and nasty 'guided tours' where you bus for 6 hours and stroll for about 30 minutes before you stop for lunch and then bus a bit more to get to your hotel.
800 kms in 14 days = about 55 km/day. I call bullshit unless the BBC has replaced these media people with ultra-marathon runners.
I know that it's just TV making TV shows but would be nice if they were a bit more honest about it all.
Also, it may cause tens of thousands more 'pilgrims' walking at peak times when the Frances is already getting very crowded.
but how many did I don't know.
trivialises what was (and remains to most) a serious personal endeavour.
We did a Whitman's Sampler*
real pilgrimage hostels
but it just wasn't working with the constraints for filming to be staying in the real, communal billets. So, we ended up mainly still staying in basic accommodation, but private. [Ed Byrne]
There is no suggestion that any of them walked the whole 800 km.
16th March 9 to 10There was a thread about this a while ago, Philip. I’m quite looking forward to watching it - do you know when it starts?
Could be worth a watch
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2018/11/pilgrimage
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