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Pilgrim Series 5-7

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Paul Hilton stars as Pilgrim in the final three series of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 supernatural drama by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

In 1185, William Palmer was making pilgrimage to Canterbury. Unbeknown to him, his fellow pilgrim was the King of the Greyfolk. When William claimed that the Church would eradicate belief in the Faerie world, he was cursed by the Faerie King and condemned to walk forever between the worlds of magic and of men.

In these three series, Pilgrim continues on his mission to preserve the uneasy balance between the two worlds and protect mankind from an enemy they resist believing in. His quests include searching for the 'Radiant Boy', a sinister harbinger of impending death; acquiring copper, silver and gold to rescue a group of people trapped in a mine by a malevolent spirit; and tracking down and punishing a former friend who has betrayed him. After so many centuries, will his curse be lifted and his wanderings finally come to an end?

Starring Paul Hilton as the immortal, reluctant and unthanked hero, this award-winning series weaves together ancient myths, magic and contemporary realism to create a dark, thrilling and enchanting fantasy epic that will stay with you long after Pilgrim's story ends. Duration: 9 hours approx.

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Paul Hilton is excellent as William ‘Pilgrim’ Palmer and the whole production is good, but if I listened to several episodes in one go I just got a bit bored.

I’ve heard all seven series and the problem for me is that it is a bit samey, and the pace isn’t particularly fast; it feels on occasions they drag the story out as the script isn’t long enough to fill the episode.

It is okay, and when I look at other 5* reviews I’m probably the only one who isn’t particularly enthralled by it, but believe the series would have been better with some regular companions for Pilgrim to journey with.

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Couldn’t wait to download the rest of this series. Loved it. Voice acting is brilliant, great writing.

Fantastic

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I have loved listening to this fantastical story about a man who is punished for denying the existence of fairies by having to arbitrate between the worlds of humans and the capricious “grey folk” with their magic powers and lack of compassion. A brilliant escapist drama acted wonderfully. I have listened to the first seven series and I hope there will be more!

Great escapist fantasy

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wonderful series diving deep into the weird folklore of the British Isles. the voice cast are superb

magical series

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Sometimes your memory plays tricks and when you experience something a second time it's just nowhere near as good as you remember. If anything, Pilgrim is even better second time around, love it. Huge congrats and thanks to the cast and of course to to Sebastian. Some more would be greatly appreciated.

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