There is no simple way to tell Bob Dylan's story. The painting is too large. Focus on one small aspect, and you miss the big picture. It's a story of American culture in transition....of music in the air, of politics and of art, of literature and of poetry. Drawing from hundreds of hours of unseen footage and rare recordings, in-depth interviews and revealing photographs, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan strikes a remarkable balance—telling the story of one man's journey and at the same time placing that story within the greater canvas of human events.

Directed by Martin Scorsese, No Direction Home focuses on Bob Dylan's life and music from 1961-66, and includes never-seen performance footage and interviews with artists and musicians whose lives intertwined with Dylan's during that time. Dylan talks openly and extensively about this critical period in his career, detailing the journey from his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, to Greenwich Village, New York, where he became the center of a musical and cultural upheaval, the effects of which are still felt today.

This two-part documentary series is a production of Spitfire Pictures, Grey Water Park Productions, Thirteen/WNET New York and Sikelia Productions, in co-production with Vulcan Productions, BBC and NHK. The series premiered in the U.S. on PBS' award-winning American Masters series on September 26 - 27, 2005. Its UK premiere was broadcast on September 26 on BBC Two. A DVD version of the documentary with extensive, additional, never-before-seen footage—together with the series' soundtrack and other items—are available for purchase at www.shoppbs.org