Where to watch Ken Burns in the UK
Find every Ken Burns film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 4 May 2026.
Ken Burns (born 1953) is a highly celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Americana. Burns' works are treasure troves of archival materials; he skillfully utilizes period music and footage, photographs, periodicals and ordinary people's correspondence, the latter often movingly read by seasoned professional actors in a deliberate attempt to get away from a "Great Man" approach to history. Like most non-fiction filmmakers, Burns wears many hats on his projects, often serving…
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- The Simpsons (1989) as Ken Burns (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Interstellar (2014) Thanks
- The Colbert Report (2005) as Self
- 60 Minutes (1968) as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Mindy Project (2012) as Ken Burns
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
- Finding Your Roots (2012) as Self
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018) Cast
- Difficult People (2015) as Ken Burns
- Baseball (1994) Director
- The American Revolution (2025) Director
- The Civil War (1990) Writer
- CNN Special Report (1980) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- The Vietnam War (2017) Producer
- Prohibition (2011) Executive Producer
- The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) Director
- This Week (1981) Cast
- The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021) as Self
- The West (1996) Executive Producer
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) Producer
- The War (2007) Executive Producer
- Leonardo da Vinci (2024) Director
- Muhammad Ali (2021) Director
- The American Buffalo (2023) Director
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) Director
- Jazz (2001) Director
- MLB: Baseball's Seasons (2009) as Self - Filmmaker
- Hemingway (2021) Director
- Country Music (2019) Executive Producer
- Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010) Director
- Benjamin Franklin (2022) Director
- Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) Director
- In the Know (2024) as Self
- Mark Twain (2002) Director
- Thomas Jefferson (1997) Director
- Back on the Record with Bob Costas (2021) as Self
- The Tim McCarver Show (2005) Cast
- Jackie Robinson (2016) Director
- Henry David Thoreau (2026) Creator
- College Behind Bars (2019) Executive Producer
- The Mayo Clinic (2018) Director
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005) Director
- Henry David Thoreau (2026) Producer
- The Dust Bowl (2012) Director
- Very Ralph (2019) as Self
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1998) Director
- The Gene: An Intimate History (2020) Producer
- The Central Park Five (2012) Director
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) Director
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) as Self
- Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (1999) Director
- Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015) Producer
- Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (1991) Director
- The Statue of Liberty (1985) Director
- Mark Twain (2002) Producer
- Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010) Writer
- Thomas Hart Benton (1989) Director
- The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984) Director
- Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) Director
- Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War (2016) Executive Producer
- Wordplay (2006) as Self
- Spirit of Golf (2023) as Self
- Brooklyn Bridge (1981) Director
- East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020) Producer
- Craft in America (2007) as Himself
- The Congress (1989) Director
- Lindbergh (1990) Producer
- Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness (2022) Executive Producer
- The Unmaking of a College (2022) as Self
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019) as Self - Director and Producer
- Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit (2013) Director
- Walden (2017) Executive Producer
- Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012) as Himself
Ken Burns — FAQ
Where can I watch Ken Burns films in the UK?
Ken Burns's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Ken Burns's most popular films?
Most-watched Ken Burns films currently: Interstellar (2014), The Mayo Clinic (2018), Henry David Thoreau (2026), Very Ralph (2019), The Central Park Five (2012).
What TV shows has Ken Burns appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Simpsons (1989), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Daily Show (1996).
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