May 24, 2018 from pbs the national parks is the story of an idea as uniquely american as the declaration of independence. Learn about the changes to the national parks during the great depression and world war ii. All episodes from kens 6part series are available to stream on demand on the program website. I know the first night is sunday 92809, but well be in or traveling to the parks the next few week after that so i doubt we can see it. Filmmaker ken burns explores the history, splendor and public passion for americas national parks. Enjoy the latest content from your local pbs station. Peter coyote actor, ruth kirk actor, ken burns director 4. Filmmakers burns and dayton duncan vividly reveal fascinating behindthescenes stories about the making of the series. For a limited time, get your first 4 months of audible. National parks system, including the initial ideas which led to the worlds first national parks and the expansion of the system over 150 years. Watching and listening to ken burns s the national parks is a fantastic way to begin your own celebration of the national park services 100th anniversary and to learn of the heroes well known and otherwise who have fought greed and indifference to make certain that these worldclass natural and cultural treasures are safeguarded for.
The national parks, ken burns, and photography from qt. Americas best idea is a sixpart, 12hour documentary series by ken burns and his longtime colleague dayton duncan on the history of america s national parks. Americas best idea 2009 starring peter coyote and dayton duncan on dvd and bluray. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them. He has collaborated on all of ken burnss films for twenty years as a. Since it was located in a territory, rather than a state, it became americas first national park.
What would a ken burns documentary be without its measured, authoritative narration. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. Americas best idea is a six episode series on the history of the national parks, directed by ken burns and written and coproduced by dayton duncan. Where to stream 11 essential ken burns documentaries nyt. The national parks americas best idea, season 1 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on pbs. The national parks is the story of an idea as uniquely american as the declaration of independence. The national parks americas best idea, season 1 episode 6, is available to watch and stream on pbs. Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nations magnificent parks, from acadia to yosemite, yellowstone to the grand canyon. Mar 26, 2020 baseball, ken burns epic 18 1 2 hour miniseries about americas favorite pastime, premiered on pbs in september 1994. Watch the national parks americas best idea part1 great nature documentary channelhub on dailymotion. The national parks pbs soundtrack original soundtrack. It was with dread that i popped in the first episode of ken burnss latest pbs documentary, the national parks.
The film is coming to pbs in exactly a month, between september 27 and october 2, two hours a night. The sixpart series begins september 27, 2009 on pbs channels. The national parks americas best idea part1 great nature. View video clips from the television series and find links to all the national parks. Browse the selection of video clips from the documentary, scenes that had to be cut, and untold stories of the national parks. Americas best idea, a sixpart documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers ken burns and dayton duncan, is a breathtaking journey through the nations most spectacular landscapes and a celebration of the people famous and unknown who fought to save them for future generations to treasure. Americas best idea a film by ken burns part 1, the scripture of nature 1851 1890 2. Elias national park in alaska is the largest park in the system, covering. Ken burns national parks on pbs broadcast grand canyon. With peter coyote, william cronon, dayton duncan, shelton johnson. Baseball, ken burns epic 1812 hour miniseries about americas favorite pastime, premiered on pbs in september 1994. In a groundbreaking study, a young nps biologist named george melendez wright discovers widespread abuses of animal habitats and pushes the service to.
This is a story of people rich and poor, famous and unknown, soldiers and scientists, natives and newcomers, idealists. America boasts a dozen national parks as the park idea turns 50 years old. Since then, there have been 409 areas that have fallen under the national park services jurisdiction, 59 of which are national parks. Watching and listening to ken burnss the national parks is a fantastic way to begin your own celebration of the national park services 100th anniversary and to learn of the heroes well known and otherwise who have fought greed and indifference to make certain that these worldclass natural and cultural treasures are safeguarded for. Parents need to know that this stunning historical look at americas national parks from awardwinning filmmaker ken burns is an excellent pick for families. The new ken burns documentary series, the national parks. The national parks the scripture of nature 18511890. This 12hour, sixpart documentary series by ken burns and dayton duncan tells the story of an idea as. His widely known documentary series include the civil war 1990, baseball 1994, jazz 2001, the war 2007, the national parks. Americas best idea 8 episodes 20092019 the war 17 episodes 20072019.
Americas best idea is a 2009 television documentary. He has collaborated on all of ken burnss films for twenty years as a writer, producer, and consultant. Americas best idea dvd, 2009, 6disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Americas best idea is a 2009 television documentary miniseries by directorproducer ken burns and producerwriter dayton duncan which features the united states national park system and traces the systems history. A millionaire businessman named stephen mather impulsively accepts the offer to oversee them for one year.
A study of the first ideas which led to the establishment of americas national parks, with an emphasis on the work of john muir and the exploration and preservation of yosemite and yellowstone. Ken burns series never cease to captivate audiences through immersive coverage of past events in harrowing detail. Mather and his righthandman horace albright launch a campaign to publicize the parks as a unified system and to persuade congress to create a single. To battle unemployment in the great depression, franklin d.
Sep 28, 2009 ken burns spoke at a national press club luncheon as his new sixpart pbs series on the national parks premiered. The scripture of nature 1851 1890 season 1 episode 1. Americas best idea, a sixpart documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers ken burns and dayton duncan, is a breathtaking journey through the nations most spectacular landscapes and a celebration of the people famous and unknown who fought to. This 12hour, sixpart documentary series by ken burns and dayton duncan tells the story of an idea as uniquely american as the declaration of independence and just as radical. Americas best idea, scheduled to debut on sunday night. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the addition of new.
Evening with ken burns 1 episode 2007 the kalb report 1 episode 2006. More than just a collection of aweinspiring sights, the series is also a gripping history lesson that touches on the economic, political, sociological, and geological forces at play. Americas best idea is nonetheless a story of people. Americas best idea is a sixepisode series on the history of the national parks, directed by ken burns and written and coproduced by dayton duncan. Roosevelt creates the civilian conservation corps, which spawns a golden age for the parks through major renovation projects. Americas best idea soundtrack cd,the national parks is the story of an idea as uniquely american as the declaration of independence. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of natures most spectacular locales from acadia to yosemite, yellowstone to the grand canyon, the everglades of florida to the gates of the arctic in alaska the national parks. Americas best idea 2009, prohibition 2011, the roosevelts 2014, the vietnam war 2017, and country music. Jan 25, 2015 watch the national parks americas best idea part1 great nature documentary channelhub on dailymotion.
Kenneth lauren burns born july 29, 1953 is an american filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. Ken burns spoke at a national press club luncheon as his new sixpart pbs series on the national parks premiered. In the west, the national parks, prohibition, the dust bowl, the roosevelts, the vietnam war, the mayo clinic. Ken burns national parks battle of the little bighorn. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of natures most spectacular locales, the film is a story of people from every conceivable backgroundrich and poor, soldiers and scientists. Americas best idea, premieres this sunday, september 27, 2009 at 7. Learn more about the national parks system and the parks featured in this documentary. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of natures most spectacular locales, the national parks. Sep 25, 2009 it was with dread that i popped in the first episode of ken burns s latest pbs documentary, the national parks.
Anybody know how pbs will be broadcasting the ken burns documentary. In his remarks he mentioned some of the experiences he had in each of the national. The war, a sevenpart series directed and produced by ken burns and lynn novick, tells the story of the second world war through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially american towns. With peter coyote, dayton duncan, carl pope, clay jenkinson.
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