In the first of a series of reports from Poland, Tommie Gorman, examines how people are reacting to the changes there.

Report shows Hare Krishnas chanting through streets of Warsaw.

Footage of the Polish trade union, Solidarity, in Gdansk in 1980.

Footage of Pope John Paul II.

People queuing for food in shops.

Vox pop interviews with citizens on the style of living in Poland.

To camera Tommie Gorman.

Traffic in Warsaw.

Holiday Inn hotel.

Interview with a Polish man on the wages earned by the professional class in Poland.

The home of a Polish family.

The reporter is Tommie Gorman.

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