Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on Hemmingway

Dan Snow's History Hit

History Hit

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4.7 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick are two of the most talented and inspiring history filmmakers on earth. Their works include the seminal The Civil War, Baseball and The Vietnam War all of which have been rightly celebrated around the world. Their latest project examines the life and work of Ernest Hemingway and gives an insight into the relationships and character of this complex and often difficult man. They discuss with Dan their film making process, what makes a good documentary series and what Hemingway's life can teach us about masculinity.

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0:00.0	Hello, my name is Dora.
0:02.0	A volunteer from Bookmark helped me learn to read.
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0:26.0	Find out more at bookmarkreading.org slash volunteer.
0:33.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome to Downsnow's History Hit.
0:36.0	30 years ago, I was 10 years old.
0:39.0	I was an unusual 10-year-old.
0:40.0	I watched a TV series that changed my life.
0:44.0	It gave me a passion for history and it opened my mind to the possibility of making extraordinary historical documentaries
0:51.0	that might inform, educate, entertain people all around the world.
0:56.0	That documentary series was The Civil War.
0:59.0	It was produced by Ken Burns and his associate producer was Lynn Novick.
1:06.0	30 years later, after watching their other series, their other collaborations, for example,
1:11.0	baseball in the 90s, the one Emmy Award.
1:14.0	The second World War, the Vietnam War that recently was a great successful over the world.
1:19.0	I got a chance to talk to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
1:24.0	They have just produced a six-hour documentary on Ernest Hemingway's life, his work, his loves.
1:31.0	It was on PBS in the States and it's coming very soon, the BBC.
1:36.0	They are two of the most talented, the most justly celebrated history program makers on Earth.
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