Michael Palin's New Europe — Season 1, Episode 6: From Pole to Pole
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 7 episodes • ★ 7.7/10
Episode synopsis
Arriving in Gdansk via canal, Michael meets former electrician Lech Walesa who formed 'Solidarity', Poland's first independent trade union, which led to the demise of communism in that country. Heading to Warsaw he visits the Palace of Culture, Stalin's controversial gift to Varsovians. Michael then makes his own personal pilgrimage to Auschwitz.
About Michael Palin's New Europe
Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.