Ken Burns, who did the celebrated documentary on tne (American) Civil War, has now given jazz (& the blues) the treatment. The first episode goes out in the UK at 7pm, Saturday 9 June on BBC2.

It's already gone out stateside, giving rise to two excellent threads. (Start here to access both.) The consensus seems to be that it's a must-see series for anyone halfway interested in the subject, but a bit lightweight and opinionated, and not coming up to expectations created by that Civil War film.