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 August 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 Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Interstellar (2014) Thanks
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- The View (1997) as Self
- 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
- Today (1952) as Self
- Jazz (2001) Director
- Difficult People (2015) as Ken Burns
- Baseball (1994) Director
- The American Revolution (2025) Producer
- Country Music (2019) Executive Producer
- This Week (1981) Cast
- The Civil War (1990) Writer
- The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021) as Self
- Craft in America (2007) as Himself
- The Vietnam War (2017) Producer
- Prohibition (2011) Executive Producer
- CNN Special Report (1980) as Self
- The War (2007) Executive Producer
- The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) Producer
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) Producer
- Benjamin Franklin (2022) Director
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) Director
- The West (1996) Executive Producer
- Leonardo da Vinci (2024) Director
- In the Know (2024) as Self
- Hemingway (2021) Director
- MLB: Baseball's Seasons (2009) as Self - Filmmaker
- The American Buffalo (2023) Director
- Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010) Director
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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), Very Ralph (2019), Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019), Henry David Thoreau (2026).
What TV shows has Ken Burns appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Simpsons (1989), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Daily Show (1996), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962).
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