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简介:PresenterandWelshpoetIforapGlynexploresthewealthofBritain'sextraordinaryholyplacesonapilgrimagethatspansalmost2,000yearsofhistory. TravellingacrossthebreadthoftheUK,Iforuncoversthestoriesandrichhistorybehindmanyofourmostfamoussites,explainingthemythsandlegendsofsomeofBritain'smostsacredplaces.Oversixepisodes,Iforvisitscrumblingruins,tranquilhealingpools,sacredcaves,islandrefuges,toweringmountainhideawaysandancientshrinestofindoutwhatthesehistoricalsitestellusaboutwhowearetoday.Fromthedivinetotheunexpected,theseriesuncoversBritain'sextraordinaryvarietyofinspirational,surprisingandhalf-forgottenholyplacesandbringstolifeourspiritualhistory. Inthefirstepisode,Iforexploreswhyruinsareamongthebest-preservedandmost-lovedholysitesinBritain.HevisitsthefamousruinsofStAndrewsCathedral,themysticalatmosphereofWales'sbest-preservedRomansite,thebatteredremainsofCoventry'siconiccathedralandtheGothicmajestyofNorthYorkshire'sWhitbyAbbey-theinspirationbehindBramStoker'sDracula.Alongtheway,heaskswhywe'redrawntoholyruinslongaftertheirreligioususeisover.Isitjustnostalgiaorsomethingmuchdeeperthatfuelsourobsessionandenduringfascinationwiththedecayinggrandeurofaruin?…