Peter Owen-Jones
Extreme Pilgrim (2008)
Season 1
Extreme Pilgrim is a British television series which was first broadcast by the BBC in January 2008. The series is presented by the Anglican vicar, Pete Owen-Jones who is researching the path of enlightenment and spirituality which he sees as having been lost by those in West.
Released Jan. 4, 2008
Episode 60 min
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Genres: Documentary, Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.travel, tmdb.religion, tmdb.eastern-religion
Production Companies: BBC Two
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - China, The Mountain
Peter Owen Jones, a Church of England vicar for 14 years, journeys to the extremes of world religions to see if he can find spiritual enlightenment for himself. He meets the Chan Buddhist monks of central China, who practice a form of Buddhism in which enlightenment is achieved by extreme physical and mental discliplines.
Jan. 4, 2008, midnight
S1E2 - India: the River
Peter travels to the Kumbh Mela festival on the river Ganges. Here, Pete meets the Saddhus: a group of priests who see themselves as mediums between the Gods and humanity. They achieve this state via discipline, austerity and marijuana. Determined to achieve this state himself, Pete goes to live in a cave on the Himalayas.
Jan. 11, 2008, midnight
S1E3 - Egypt: the Desert
Peter travels to Egypt, where he crosses the desert with the Bedouin to an Antonine monastery. St Antony preached that communion with god is found in a life of constant prayer and isolation. Advised by a Father that he will be assaulted by demons, Pete takes his quest seriously. He lives in complete isolation for three weeks, in a cave in the mountains above the monastery.
Jan. 18, 2008, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: Jan. 4, 2008
Last Air Date: Jan. 18, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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