Country at the BBC
Grab your partner by the hand - the BBC have raided their archive and brought to light glittering performances by country artists over the last four decades. Star appearances include Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and, of course, Dolly Parton. All the greats have performed for the BBC at some point - on entertainment shows, in concert and at the BBC studios. Some of the rhinestones revealed are Charley Pride's Crystal Chandeliers from the Lulu Show, Emmylou Harris singing Together Again on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Billie Jo Spears's Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad from the Val Doonican Music Show. We're brought up to date with modern country hits by kd lang, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss and Taylor Swift, plus a special unbroadcasted performance from Later...with Jools Holland by Willie Nelson.
Cast
Bobbie Gentry
Self (archive footage)
Tammy Wynette
Self (archive footage)
Charley Pride
Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton
Self (archive footage)
Emmylou Harris
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Rich
Self (archive footage)
Chet Atkins
Self (archive footage)
Kris Kristofferson
Self (archive footage)
Rita Coolidge
Self (archive footage)
Don Williams
Self (archive footage)
Billie Jo Spears
Self (archive footage)
George Hamilton IV
Self (archive footage)
Lloyd Green
Self (archive footage)
Kenny Rogers
Self (archive footage)
Crystal Gayle
Self (archive footage)
Storyline
Grab your partner by the hand - the BBC have raided their archive and brought to light glittering performances by country artists over the last four decades. Star appearances include Tammy Wynette, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash and, of course, Dolly Parton. All the greats have performed for the BBC at some point - on entertainment shows, in concert and at the BBC studios. Some of the rhinestones revealed are Charley Pride's Crystal Chandeliers from the Lulu Show, Emmylou Harris singing Together Again on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Billie Jo Spears's Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad from the Val Doonican Music Show. We're brought up to date with modern country hits by kd lang, Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss and Taylor Swift, plus a special unbroadcasted performance from Later...with Jools Holland by Willie Nelson.
Recommended
One Direction: Up All Night - The Live Tour
2012
Taylor Swift: Reputation Stadium Tour
2018
Bee Gees: One Night Only
1998
Roger Waters: The Wall
2014
Taylor Swift: Speak Now World Tour Live
2011
That's Entertainment!
1974
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
2010
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2011
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Silk Stockings
1957
Star!
1968
More Like This
Juliana no Tatari @ Korakuen Hall One-Man 2019/03/12
2019
Juliana no Tatari @ Shibuya Public Hall One-Man 2021/06/20
2021
Girls in Bands at the BBC
2015
Starmania 78 - le best of
1978
Hans Zimmer: Live in Prague
2017
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
2019
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same
1976
Disney Hall of Villains
2019
The Blues Broads
2012
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight - Live in Japan 2009
2010
Oasis: MTV Unplugged
1996
Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley
2007