We in Britain believe that we make the best television documentaries in the world and, in David Attenborough, we probably do have one of the best. Ken Burns' series, "The Civil War", though, outshines them all. Lord Reith, Founding Father of the BBC, said that broadcasting, by which, at the time, he meant radio, should inform, educate and entertain. The BBC may, from time to time, forget this, but Ken Burns has done all three. If a tsunami, a tornado, an earthquake should suddenly take away everything you hold dear, after the family photographs, "The Civil War" is the one thing you should save. It is, quite frankly, the best documentary ever made.
Review of The Civil War
