PBS recently announced that it will air The Tenth Inning, the new Ken Burns documentary on baseball, in the spring of 2010.
The special will coincide with a re-broadcast of the original nine-part documentary, which debuted in 1994 and was seen by more than 48 million viewers.
The Tenth Inning follows baseball’s trajectory from 1993 through 2008, and celebrates the sport’s “enduring appeal and showcases the unforgettable heroics and achievements on the field over the past 15 years, vividly presented against a backdrop of the social and cultural history of America during this same period.”
The program also details the tumultuous times the sport faced during this era, from performance-enhancing drugs to the players’ strike that tested the loyalty of many fans.
Many familiar faces from the first nine installments of the series will add their perspectives on events of the last fifteen years, including writers Roger Angell, Dan Okrent, Gerald Early and Doris Kearns Goodwin, as well as broadcaster Bob Costas. The film will also feature revealing interviews with player/managers Felipe Alou and Joe Torre, players Omar Vizquel and Ichiro Suzuki, writers Marcos Breton and Howard Bryant, and other players, managers, writers and fans from across the country, as well as overseas.
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