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Levar Burton Reflects Proudly on "Reading Rainbow"

When asked, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "What are you proudest of?", Levar Burton replied, "...It's gotta be Reading Rainbow... Believing so much in the power of education, as we do in my family, and having an impact on the reading habits of a couple of generations of human beings, It doesn't get any better than that."
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Season 10 Episodes

Viewers Like You
S10 E10 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 04/09/24

In the Blood
S10 E9 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 04/02/24

Mean Streets
S10 E8 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/20/24

The Brick Wall Falls
S10 E7 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/13/24

Far and Away
S10 E6 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 02/06/24

Hold the Laughter
S10 E5 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/30/24

Buried Secrets
S10 E4 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/23/24

Fathers and Sons
S10 E3 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Forever Young
S10 E2 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/09/24

Born to Sing
S10 E1 Length 52:09 Premiere Date 01/02/24

Fathers and Sons Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 01/16/24

How Wes Studi Got Into Theater
Clip Length 01:22 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Levar Burton's Emotional Connection to His Ancestors
Clip Length 04:57 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Levar Burton Reflects Proudly on "Reading Rainbow"
Clip Length 01:04 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Wes Studi's Discovers His Connection to the Trail of Tears
Clip Length 07:34 Premiere Date 01/16/24

Season 10 Inside Look
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 11/14/23

Extended Trailer
Preview Length 03:15 Premiere Date 10/04/23

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Escape from Nazi Germany
Clip Length 04:54 Premiere Date 12/20/10

FACES OF AMERICA: Mike Nichols' Famous German Ancestor

Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 12/20/10

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