Amol Rajan Goes to the Ganges
9pm, BBC One
Journalist Amol Rajan has been “in a bit of a funk” since his father died three years ago. Rajan gradually realised that his mother, a practising Hindu, “seemed to have an emotional toolkit that I lacked”. Has this lack of faith made it harder to come to terms with bereavement? With this question in mind, he travels to India to take part in the Hindu festival Kumbh Mela. Initially, he’s slightly overwhelmed by the intensity of the pilgrimage, not to mention emotionally triggered by seeing so many older Indian men who remind him of his dad. And he’s soon faced with more tragedy, as a crush causes 30 deaths. In the wake of this new sadness, can he find closure? Phil Harrison
