Everyman
How is it in Cracow?
1979 • E12 Jun 17, 1979 50m
As Pope John Paul II returns to the Vatican from his native Poland, Everyman looks back to the historic week in October when his election delighted an unprepared world. In Cracow that week the delight was mixed with sadness as the citizens felt the loss of their beloved Cardinal.
The Everyman team were the first Western journalists to reach Cracow the day following the announcement, and brought back exclusive film of the reaction in the city.
PETER FRANCE talks to the students, peasants and priests who made up the Pope's former diocese.
The Everyman team were the first Western journalists to reach Cracow the day following the announcement, and brought back exclusive film of the reaction in the city.
PETER FRANCE talks to the students, peasants and priests who made up the Pope's former diocese.