PBS

Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy

"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American ...
Time

Behind the Scenes With Historical Advisers to Ken Burns' The American Revolution

Directors Sarah Botstein and Ken Burns look at a bust of George Washington made by Jean-Antoine Houdon at George Washington's Mount Vernon on Oct. 29, 2025, in Mount Vernon, Va. THE AMERICAN ...
Washington Monthly

What’s Wrong with The American Revolution by Ken Burns

The six-episode, 12-hour extravaganza, The American Revolution: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein & David Schmidt, closes with a famous passage written by the esteemed Philadelphia physician, Dr.
NPR

Ken Burns wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution'

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, when 13 American colonies dared to reject British rule over their affairs. Filmmaker Ken Burns spent a decade making a ...