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 17 June 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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Guest
- Interstellar (2014) Thanks
- 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
- Difficult People (2015) as Ken Burns
- The Civil War (1990) Writer
- Baseball (1994) Director
- The Problem with Jon Stewart (2021) as Self
- The American Revolution (2025) Director
- The Vietnam War (2017) Producer
- The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022) Producer
- This Week (1981) Cast
- The War (2007) Executive Producer
- CNN Special Report (1980) as Self
- The West (1996) Executive Producer
- The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) Director
- The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009) Producer
- Prohibition (2011) Executive Producer
- Jazz (2001) Producer
- Country Music (2019) Executive Producer
- Hemingway (2021) Director
- Muhammad Ali (2021) Director
- In the Know (2024) as Self
- The American Buffalo (2023) Director
- Leonardo da Vinci (2024) Director
- MLB: Baseball's Seasons (2009) as Self - Filmmaker
- Thomas Jefferson (1997) Director
- Back on the Record with Bob Costas (2021) as Self
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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), Henry David Thoreau (2026), Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004), Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000), The Mayo Clinic (2018).
What TV shows has Ken Burns appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Simpsons (1989), The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015), The Daily Show (1996).
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