Mysteries in the Archives

1979: John Paul II's trip to Poland (6x4)

Air date: Nov 10, 2019

In 1979, Karol Wojtyla returned to his country for the first time since he became head of the Vatican State. A crowd of foreign reporters made the trip. At each stage of the pilgrimage, they film the pope, who celebrates masses and delivers sermons in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful. How are Polish reporters covering the event? How did the communist authorities supervise this visit? Can John Paul II move around and express himself freely?