The American Revolution filmmaker talks about the hypocrisies of US history and what’s missing from our political lives today ...

On Friday’s show: A new survey from Texas Southern University examines which racial and socio-economic groups are most aware of the state’s new school voucher program and which are most in support of ...

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...

PHILADELPHIA − Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been trying to tell the story of America for 10 years. It's just a coincidence that it's premiering in a political moment in which America ...

The new Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" premieres Nov. 16 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke voice historical figures in the ...

The American Revolution, the highly-anticipated new six-part documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns, premieres tonight, on Sunday, November 16 at 8 p.m. on PBS. The series will air for six consecutive ...

Narrated by frequent Burns collaborator Peter Coyote, “The American Revolution” starts well before that fateful July day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration ...

American history has never sounded so cool — or so A-list. Everyone's favorite documentary filmmaker Ken Burns returns to PBS Nov. 16 with "The American Revolution." It's a six-part, 12-hour treatise ...

A new six-part documentary series from Ken Burns titled "The American Revolution" is set to premiere on Nov. 16. The film explores the eight-year war, which Burns considers the most consequential ...

Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on telling the story of “The American Revolution” in their docuseries. Filmmaker Ken Burns’ newest documentary, “The American Revolution,” premieres on Detroit PBS on ...