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The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that “all men are created equal” yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker ...

Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet his life has been obscured by myth. The author of Walden ...

Essential Pépin, Jacques Pépin’s newest cooking series, airing on KQED this fall. In his 13th show with KQED, the legendary chef and renowned ...

The little-known story of one of the most compelling political movements and friendships in American history.

A five-part series that features the latest research exploring how early humans evolved. See how the mixing of prehistoric human genes led the ...

Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was ...

Mark Twain is a documentary film on the life of Mark Twain also known as Samuel Clements produced by Ken Burns in 2001. Burns captures both the ...

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the ...

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery – not just of the two ...

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American ...

Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary ...

The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American ...

Recounts how the struggle between North and South, long defined by battles like Gettysburg, Antietam, and Bull Run, was actually dependent on ...

Jules Maigret is a rising star in the Police Judiciaire, relentless in his investigations, with an uncanny ability to get under the skin of the ...

Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world.

In the Second World War, the fate of nations was decided by the strength of their arsenals. War Machine: World War II unveils the crucial link ...

The three-time James Beard award-winning and Emmy nominated TV series “Pati’s Mexican Table” brings authentic Mexican flavors, colors, textures ...

Travels 13 of the most scenic tourist railways in the eastern United States. Also shows how the Great Smoky Mountains Railway staged the massive ...

An exploration of Asian cuisine’s impact on food culture with Danielle Chang, Founder of the LUCKYRICE Festival, a nationwide showcase of ...

Performances and conversations with breakout artists across several genres of American traditional music.

A travelogue that explores the landscapes, people and histories of North and South America.

Part comedy, part social commentary, host Jesus Trejo embarks on a journey across America meeting with six rising comedians who explore the ...

CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country’s most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, ...

This two-part, four-hour documentary delves into the world of a 15th-century art titan and unravels his journey while shedding light on his ...

New three-part series follows John Leguizamo’s continued quest to uncover the history and often overlooked contributions of Latino people.

The series challenges the dystopian framework embraced by popular culture by offering a refreshing take on the future exploring potential ...

In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to ...

Through conversations with artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers, the complex world is explored through a lens of arts, culture, ...

Outside Beyond the Lens leads viewers on a uniquely immersive television experience exploring travel destinations that are well off the beaten ...