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Miniseries

2 episodes · 4th April 2022

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Episodes

01 Join or Die (1706-1774) still Join or Die (1706-1774) Episode 14th April 2022 After building a printing empire in Philadelphia with his wife Deborah, Benjamin Franklin gains worldwide fame from electricity experiments, then spends years in London trying to keep Britain and America together as his family comes apart. 02 An American (1775-1790) still An American (1775-1790) Episode 25th April 2022 In wartime Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence. In Paris, he wins French support for the American Revolution. Back home, he works on the Constitution of the new United States.
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01 Peter Coyote profile Peter Coyoteas Narrator (voice) 02 Mandy Patinkin profile Mandy Patinkinas Benjamin Franklin (voice) 03 Josh Lucas profile Josh Lucasas William Franklin (voice) 04 Liam Neeson profile Liam Neesonas Alexander Wedderburn / Ambassador Lord Stormont (voice) 05 Ken Burns profile Ken BurnsDirector 06 Dayton Duncan profile Dayton DuncanWriter
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