Jill Lepore A staff writer covering history and politics.

It becomes obvious quickly in the new six-part, 12-hour documentary series “The American Revolution” that events that ...

In celebration of the centennial birthday of Dick Van Dyke, PBS is releasing a new documentary film chronicling the life and ...

Burns’ documentary portrayed Revolutionary War General Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben in a disingenuous and harmful way ...

The veteran documentarian returns with a six-part series on PBS that takes a slow and sanctimonious approach to the nation’s ...

"The American Revolution" documentary series by Ken Burns premieres Nov. 16. Two San Diego professors sat down with KPBS' ...

Burns told a Dallas audience in June that his treatment of the American creation story includes obscure characters and perspectives.

The 12-hour docuseries highlights nearly 150 characters and 36 battle sequences that range from the well-known, like Bunker ...

Get more out of Mountain Lake PBS series and specials with Watch & Wonder Program Highlights. Watch “The American Revolution: ...

Produced in association with South Florida PBS , AMERIGO is executive-produced by Emmy Award–winning producer David McCourt , ...

The six-part, 12-hour series aims to bring depth and complexity to the founding of the United States by using 400 first-person accounts.

Ahead of the PBS production's premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their ...