{"id":12995,"date":"2022-04-06T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=205614"},"modified":"2022-04-06T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:30:08","slug":"benjamin-franklin-portrait-of-a-revolutionary","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/benjamin-franklin-portrait-of-a-revolutionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Franklin: portrait of a revolutionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Elinor Evans\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns tells Elinor Evans about the life and accomplishments of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/period\/georgian\/benjamin-franklin-from-british-patriot-to-american-hero\/&quot;\">Benjamin Franklin<\/a> \u2013 a man who both loved Britain but became a key figure in American independence, and who was a slave-owner yet later campaigned for abolition. Burns also talks about the challenges and thrills of portraying complex histories on screen, and of finding voices that bring the past to life.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot;\" id=\"&quot;audio-205614-1&quot;\" preload=\"&quot;none&quot;\" style=\"&quot;width:\" controls=\"&quot;controls&quot;\"><source type=\"&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Ken_Burns_Franklin-28eb10b.mp3?_=1&quot;\"\/><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Ken_Burns_Franklin-28eb10b.mp3&quot;\">https:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2022\/04\/Ken_Burns_Franklin-28eb10b.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p><strong>Ken Burns\u2019 film <em>Benjamin Franklin<\/em> is broadcast at 7.45 pm, on 6\u20137 April on PBS America<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elinor Evans Published: Wednesday, 06 April 2022 at 12:00 am Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns tells Elinor Evans about the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin \u2013 a man who both loved Britain but became a key figure in American independence, and who was a slave-owner yet later campaigned for abolition. 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