For over 25 years, filmmaker Ken Burns has been producing sweeping documentaries that capture human tragedy, historic controversy, and the very heights of the American spirit. September, 23, at 8 PM, Burns returns with THE WAR: A Ken Burns Film. This all-new, seven-part series tells the unique story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. 

Following the premiere of this epic series, at 10:30 PM, join host Shannon Vickery for the UNC-TV exclusive, Conversation With Ken Burns: A North Carolina Now Special. In this eye-opening half hour, the award-winning documentarian shares his thoughts about his epic series, THE WAR: A Ken Burns Film, including insights and understandings of the World War II experiences captured and the most intimate human dimensions he shares from this, the greatest cataclysm in history.