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I didn't know it had made it to our screens before; can't believe I missed it...but maybe I was on a trail somewhere...@kazrobbo thanks for the heads-up! I did watch it the first time but it will be good distraction to see it again.
Sounds Good, thanks for thinking of us.
Beautiful to reflect and remember with hope for future walks.
cheers
Thanks @kazrobbo
I watched today 5pm- so realise it’s in 3 parts .
I’ll be watching Saturday and Sunday too.
It’s good to see the way at the moment and the Pyrenees looked beautifully green.
Annie
Very enjoyable viewing. As always it's interesting to watch the participants evolve from initial, superficial whingeing to realising there IS something about this pilgrimage thing...Hey, thanks for the alert. Just watched part one.
Beautiful visuals.
Oh @JennyH94 ...thank you for your lovely message. The program & then your kind words have certainly given my spirits a lift. I'm only glad I found out the show was on in time to post a notice. Apart from your serendipitous 4.59pm Forum check, it seems you had others looking out for you anyway!Hi Kaz -
Thanks so much for letting Aussie Forum members know about this. Talk about a beneficial coincidence! I’d been watching ‘Fake or Fortune’ on ABCiView when I flipped over to the Forum to check out the latest posts at 4.59! ‘Saw your thread and turned on the TV immediately! My sister Fran who I walked with on our family camino last year phoned a minute or so later to also alert me and during the programme a friend, Mary, also phoned to alert me.
I think the series was on last year on ABC TV, however, I first saw it when a fellow Forum member shared it when it was first screened in the UK. It could be seen on YouTube for a while however I think the series may not be available any longer.
It was such a lovely Easter gift Kaz - thank you! The second two episodes are absolute crackers - particularly the time the celebs stayed at the WONDERFUL Refugio Gaucelmo at Rabanal.
If you watch carefully, our dear Aussie fellow Forum member, Alan Pearce, puts in a ‘cameo’ appearance! He can be seen talking to the group at the Pilgrim Office while they’re waiting in the queue for their compostelas.
This series takes me right to the Camino - thank you Kaz so much for the gift of the ticket there.
Camino hugs -
Jenny xxx
Yep...we're clinging to the Camino life-ring we've been tossed!Well, at least I'm gaining a better idea of who some of the active Forum members are from Auatralia
It's a real treat having the series on consecutive days...enjoy!Hi Kaz,
Luckily I caught the show as friends I'd walked part of the del Norte with text me and almost straight away, my sister also text me!! Have seen it previously on YouTube and was a real treat to see the beautiful scenery again, especially at this time.
Thanks for sharing this info as I didn't know when episodes 2 & 3 were screening - now I do!!!
Cheers....Lori
Saw ep1 tonight. Could relate to some of the 'internal questioning' of one's life journey expounded by a couple of the participants resulting in the instantaneous magnetism of the Camino. Will keep watching, especially under the circumstances.Hi Aussie house-bound pilgrims,
The good ol' ABC is screening 'Pilgrimage: the Road to Santiago' at 5pm (AEST) this afternoon (Good Friday) plus ep 2 on Saturday & ep 3 Sunday arvo, same time.
This is the program about British 'celebrities' (largely unknown to us) who walk..although not the whole way..to Santiago.
It polarised Forum members at the time it aired in the UK & I confess I was dismayed at the prospect myself, but I caught a glimpse of the program while walking the PWC though England last year & it was better than I thought it would be.
We can't get out there ourselves but it may just be the tonic we need for this strangest of Easters.
Happy viewing & planning or reminiscing!
Welcome David...& yes, there's a lot of Aussies on the Forum. Many of us, like you, would usually be on the trail now or heading off soon...but this year is not at all 'usual'.Hello to my fellow Aussie’s. It’s nice to know you are out there. I really hope I get to meet some of you out on the way one day. I was all booked to walk my first Camino starting 1 June. It will happen, when the timing is right.
Yes, it’s nice it’s spread over three nights. More savouring.
Beautiful shots of the scenery. However, films such as this in the 'reality tv' genre are by definition scripted and hence coloured by the assumptions and attitudes of the producer. As we know, the beauty of the Camino is that is unscripted - it certainly was for me - and it doesn't need such drama to convey the message.Hi Aussie house-bound pilgrims,
The good ol' ABC is screening 'Pilgrimage: the Road to Santiago' at 5pm (AEST) this afternoon (Good Friday) plus ep 2 on Saturday & ep 3 Sunday arvo, same time.
This is the program about British 'celebrities' (largely unknown to us) who walk..although not the whole way..to Santiago.
It polarised Forum members at the time it aired in the UK & I confess I was dismayed at the prospect myself, but I caught a glimpse of the program while walking the PWC though England last year & it was better than I thought it would be.
We can't get out there ourselves but it may just be the tonic we need for this strangest of Easters.
Happy viewing & planning or reminiscing!
Thanks, it's lovely to see all the Aussies responding here. I'm looking forward to 'walking' into Santiago with them again this evening. Stay safe everyone.
I agree it's not an ideal depiction of the Camino; the participants also would've been under pressure to 'react' to the experience. When you work it out, they've actually done very little walking so far (end of ep 2), but a lot of complaining. However with the current world-wide situation, I'll take something over nothing...any port in a storm!Beautiful shots of the scenery. However, films such as this in the 'reality tv' genre are by definition scripted and hence coloured by the assumptions and attitudes of the producer. As we know, the beauty of the Camino is that is unscripted - it certainly was for me - and it doesn't need such drama to convey the message.
I never imagined a simple post about the screening of a TV program would get such a response; it just shows we're looking for ways to reach out to each other. I can say without any hesitation, the replies, posts & kind words from everyone have made a real difference to me too.Kaz... this is lifting my spirits ... all my preparation and training (serious since September 2019) is now focusing on April 2021. Big thanks and for all the responses.
You are right Leo, the Camino is unscripted for those not being filmed, but I think that, in essence, the experiences participants had, the way they communicated, the conversations they had, these were often variations of conversations that I have had on my various Caminos - yes different people, different places, but often the same sentiments, as peregrinos reflected with others and shared what they were experiencing. I have "met" all of those pilgrims in the series on various pilgrimages, yes, different names, different pain, and on different paths, but isn't this what makes the Camino so special, as we share, confide, and help each other along the way?. Take care, JanetBeautiful shots of the scenery. However, films such as this in the 'reality tv' genre are by definition scripted and hence coloured by the assumptions and attitudes of the producer. As we know, the beauty of the Camino is that is unscripted
I hadn't seen it written as 'semper' avanti before but now know both spellings are equally acceptable so thanks for the alternative! It's been my motto & outlook since I discovered this long distance walking caper in 2012 (CF)."Semper Avanti" is something my grandfather has always said - he says it all the time. It means Ever Forward and Always Ahead. And it has become the most important philosophy in my life. Ever forward: Is a command.
I relate and warm to this. Thanks KAZ
And to you and yours too Carole - ‘hoping that we’ll all be able to catch up again before too long.Buen camino Aussie pilgrims... Jenny, Janet and all.... and happy Easter, or non-Easter. x
I'm so glad this series, & probably moreso the timing of it, delivered you so much Jenny. I find myself swinging a bit about my overall thoughts of it but it was wonderful to have a program dedicated to something so close to our hearts.Hi Kaz -
Hasn’t this been a wonderful series!
What a leveller it was for the celebs ... who would want that life ... being recognised everywhere they go and probably being approached all the time by people wanting selfies. To be in hiking clothes, without all the glamour - and particularly for the women - to have what has probably been millions of people which is the viewing audience, seeing them without the studio makeup and glam clothes - even though they DID wear makeup most of the time - would have been both a challenge and a liberation.
For a lot of us, we first embarked on our Camino journeys after reading a Camino memoir - we first felt the magic and the mystery of the Camino and then so longed to embark on that journey through that reading. We were future pilgrims. For the celebs this mightn’t have been the case - it would be great to know - but at the end of the day they did become pilgrims.
I wonder if the Camino stayed with them - if they returned to their everyday lives changed - did they begin to look at the world through Camino eyes (thank you @jl for this wonderful expression) - I like to think that they did.
This has been the BEST Easter gift, Kaz - thank you once again -
Camino hugs in spirit, from Culburra Beach -
Jenny xxx
That was indeed a liberty.I took the liberty of submitting a feedback form to the ABC on behalf of all of us, expressing our appreciation & thanks for screening it.
Done purely in general terms & only my details submitted. If TV stations know they have an audience, I hope we may see more programming on the topics which so move us...literally & metaphorically!That was indeed a liberty.
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