Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"

The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American ...
Opinion

A new Henry Kissinger documentary gilds the stinkweed

Having entered the kindergarten the year Nixon and Kissinger entered the White House, I remember classmates thrilling to their foreign policy adventures: The undeniable fun of ping-pong diplomacy, the ...
PHILADELPHIA.Today

Revolutionary November: PBS Docuseries Brings The Revolution Home to Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley

In November, join us for Revolutionary November as Ken Burns’ The American Revolution brings America’s founding home to the ...
PBS

Crossword Puzzle Trivia: Surprising Facts and History

The Marlow Murder Club’s Judith Potts isn’t the first literary sleuth to enjoy a good word puzzle—Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse and Dorothy L. Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey had a penchant for crosswords, ...
C-SPAN

Video Clip: Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein on Their Documentary, "The American Revolution"

Documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein talked about their new PBS series, "The American Revolution," and related modern lessons that come from the historical era.

Documentary on Journalist Bill Moyers in the Works From Kathleen Hughes and Tom Casciato

For decades, journalist Bill Moyers reported on some of the most pressing matters in American politics and culture. Now, he ...