An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the American Revolution. It will air for six consecutive nights and will ...

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The materials, which were prepared by PBS Learning Media in collaboration with leading Holocaust education experts, are available at the Ken Burns in the Classroom site. These materials include ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit Lexington and Concord on April 17 to discuss his new documentary, "The American Revolution." ...

12-hour documentary series from the prolific Ken Burns that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for Independence, will premiere on PBS Sunday, November 16, 2025. The limited ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, ...

He received some of the top awards given to historians, including the Parkman and Bancroft prizes, was a political analyst ...

PBS station members can view the documentary via PBS Passport as part of a full collection of Ken Burns films. For more information about PBS Passport, visit the PBS Passport FAQ website.

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera). The two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.

He received some of the top awards given to historians, including the Parkman and Bancroft prizes, was a political analyst for CBS and NBC and consulted on several of Ken Burns' PBS documentaries.