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 unbroadcast 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)

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