A brief look back at the Battle of Bunker Hill from Ken Burns looks ahead to his upcoming six-part documentary.

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Ken Burns discusses Episode One of Prohibition, and what the United States was going through during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Aired: 10/02/11 Rating: NR ...

Ken Burns has spent nearly a decade unpacking the complicated, violent and world-changing story of the American Revolution, a ...

Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns received a massive honor in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Burns, 71, got the 36th annual Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Old City.

American documentary filmmaker Ken Burns stands for a portrait in the Old North Church on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Brett Phelps for The Boston Globe.

As Ken Burns told me, “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies” is an attempt to offer a snapshot of everything we, collectively, know about cancer at this moment in time.

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Ahead of four local events this week, Ken Burns talks about his star-studded, ... “The American Revolution” won’t premiere until Nov. 16 on PBS — but Burns cannot wait to tell us about it.