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Prohibition (miniseries) Prohibition. (miniseries) Prohibition is a 2011 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick with narration by Peter Coyote. The series originally aired on PBS between October 2, 2011 and October 4, 2011. [ 1] It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Ken Burns. Kenneth Lauren Burns[ 1] (born July 29, 1953) is an American filmmaker known for his documentary films and television series, many of which chronicle American history and culture. His work is often produced in association with WETA-TV or the National Endowment for the Humanities and distributed by PBS .
September 15. ( 1996-09-15) –. September 22, 1996. ( 1996-09-22) The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a 1996 television documentary miniseries about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and featured Ken Burns as executive producer. It was first broadcast on PBS on eight consecutive nights from ...
The Vietnam War. (TV series) The Vietnam War is a 10-part American television documentary series about the Vietnam War narrated by Peter Coyote, written by Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The first episode premiered on PBS on September 17, 2017. This series is one of the few PBS series to carry a TV-MA ...
The first episode starts in 1933 Frankfurt, and chronicles Anne Frank and her family's attempt to move to the United States. It then continues with an examination of the United States before World War II and the Holocaust , including antisemitism , anti-immigrant xenophobia , white supremacy , and how Nazi Germany looked to the segregated Jim ...
Season 14 (1984–85) All for Love. A Dedicated Man by Elizabeth Taylor. Mona by Francis King. L'Elegance by Rumer Godden. A Bit Of Singing and Dancing by Susan Hill. The Barchester Chronicles. The Jewel in the Crown. Strangers and Brothers.
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages. [ 1] The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, and Prohibition was formally introduced nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States ...
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a 2014 American documentary television miniseries directed and produced by Ken Burns.It covers the lives and times of the three most prominent members of the Roosevelt family, Theodore Roosevelt, a Republican and the 26th President of the United States; Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, the 32nd President of the United States, and fifth cousin of ...