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A behind the scenes tour of the new Ken Burns series starting this September 27th at 8/7c. Details

 

Program: The National Parks

Episode: PBS Previews

Filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime colleague Dayton Duncan take us on a behind the scenes tour of their new PBS series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA. The team explains why they chose The Parks as their subject, as well as describing their five-year journey through research, scripting, filming and editing the series.

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Duration: (24:49)
Premiere Date: 09/27/2009
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G

Major funding is provided by General Motors, Evelyn & Walter Haas,Jr. Fund, CPB; Bank of America; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Park Foundation, Inc; PBS; National Park Foundation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.

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