Gatherings - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Burry Man

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (28 min)

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An ancient custom rooted in a Scottish fishing community, the Burry Man is covered head to toe in sticky burrs and parades the streets of South Queensferry in an exhausting test of endurance.

Rushbearing

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (29 min)

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Derived from the centuries-old practice of renewing rushes on church floors, the cart-pulling community of Sowerby Bridge carries out a spectacular annual tradition, all deeply rooted in the valley.

Horn Dance

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (29 min)

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In one of England's oldest surviving customs, a group of locals from Abbots Bromley remove the ancient horns from the village church, tread the surrounding lanes and perform their ritual dance.

Jethart Hand Ba'

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (29 min)

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On the streets of Jedburgh in the Scottish borders, two sides clash in a fierce, all-day game of Hand Ba' - a raw, chaotic tradition where heritage, rivalry, and honour are fought for, ball by ball.

Bonfire

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (30 min)

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Flaming torches and effigies light up the narrow streets of Rye as this Sussex town erupts in a fiery night of defiance, remembrance, and tightly held tradition. Rye burns its boats!

Haxey Hood

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 5, 2025 (29 min)

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The Lord, the Fool and the Chief-Boggin oversee one of Britain's most unique folk rituals. Villagers compete to 'sway' a leather hood toward one of four pubs in a centuries-old game with very few rules!

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