Tom Hanks and Ken Burns launched a bold PBS series that challenges attempts to hide parts of America’s past. The series, ...

New Tom Hanks documentary challenges Trump’s version of history - Tom Hanks voices several historical characters in the Ken ...

Director Lynn Novick to Follow Central Park’s Evolution from a Democratic Experiment in the 1850s to America’s Most Celebrated Public Space Three-Part Series to Weave History and Imagery to Explore ...

Ken Burns was in New Jersey to promote "The American Revolution" and dined with Gov. Phil Murphy at Drumthwacket. Did he know ...

A Mount Holly historic site is set to feature in Ken Burns' next miniseries. The Old Schoolhouse is deemed New Jersey's ...

I probably wasn't paying attention that day in high-school history class when we covered post-Civil War Reconstruction. I may have been watching a work crew redo the gym roof, or passing stupid notes ...

Dear Friends of American Experience, America's history is complicated. It is inspiring. And it is rich. It contains a treasure trove of cautions, but also triumphs that remain the envy of the world.

On June 3, just two hours before a live Q&A with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns on his upcoming PBS documentary The American Revolution, President Donald Trump asked Congress to pull back the $1.1 ...

Public television documentary leaders will meet at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas after Congress kills key funding source.

I don’t know a single person that shares the level of my love and appreciation for PBS, specifically their long-running series, “American Experience.” These documentaries combine dramatic reenactments ...

YORKTOWN — Colonial National Historical Park will host a special screening of the Ken Burns documentary “The American ...

Happy (early) 250th birthday, America! By Tony Maglio As the American federal government is turning its back on PBS, PBS is celebrating the republic. PBS is going all-in on America’s ...