English Heritage Podcast – “Explore England’s history on a pilgrimage walk”
In this English Heritage podcast, join Guy Hayward and Jason Goodwin from the British Pilgrimage Trust to walk a section of the South Dorset Old Stones Way (covered here) – one of 10 historic pilgrimage routes taking in English Heritage sites en-route.” See the wider project that Guy masterminded for the 2019-20 English Heritage handbook and magazine here, which has been mentioned in Spectator Life here.
BBC Radio Berkshire - Guy promoting Reading Fringe Festival pilgrimage
Pilgrims reach Reading Abbey
BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme - Ian Skelly on Guy in the Observer's 'St Newman' Feature
Read article by James Tapper in Observer here.
BBC Radio 4 'Making History' feature on South Downs Pilgrimage
Pilgrims taking a holy nap in Lewes Priory
BBC2 TV Clips of Guy on 'Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago'
Guy walked with this group of colourful characters for a week in June 2017 for this 3-episode series. See article in Observer accompanying this series here.
NPR Radio 'Marketplace' Feature on East Sussex Pilgrimage
NPR Marketplace joined Guy on one of the British Pilgrimage Trust’s one-day pilgrimages to savor the experience of “walking slowly with strangers in the direction of a religious landmark.”
A group of fifteen latter-day pilgrims made the seven-mile ‘Old Way‘ journey, walking from St. Nicholas Church in the village of Icklesham in East Sussex along the coast to the medieval hilltop town of Rye. Hayward — a classical singer — entertained the group with ancient hymns, anecdotes and snatches of history about the route.
Listen to 4-min audio clip and read article here
Tony Robinson and Guy on Channel 4's "Britain's Ancient Tracks (Se2-Ep1)" →
Guy from the British Pilgrimage Trust meets Tony Robinson on Channel 4, and sings to him the oldest English song with words and music written down together in c. 1160 - 'Sainte Marie' by Saint Godric of Finchale - before taking him to the oldest and largest stone cross on Dartmoor - Nun's Cross - mentioned in the 1240 Perambulation of the Forest of Dartmoor.