Amy Winehouse night - BBC4

By Mandy Cooper
( What's on TV )
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AMY WINEHOUSE - Classic Albums
(Image credit: MARK ALLAN)

A night of programming dedicated to Amy Winehouse kicks off with the making of Back to Black, the second and final studio album by the singer-songwriter

On what would have been Amy’s 35th birthday, BBC4 plucks three treasures from the archives as a tribute to the singer who died in 2011.

Amy Winehouse Rock In Rio Madrid - Day 3 in July 2008

Amy Winehouse performs on stage during Rock in Rio in Arganda del Rey, Spain. on July 4, 2008

Classic Albums celebrates 2006’s Back to Black, which featured hits such as Rehab and You Know I’m No Good; the BBC Sessions showcases Amy in action at London’s beautiful Porchester Hall (10pm), and documentary The Day She Came to Dingle (10.50pm) goes behind the scenes at an acoustic performance recorded for an Irish TV show in a remote village church.

TV Times rating: ****

Mandy Cooper
Mandy Cooper
TV Times Highlights Editor

As TV Times Highlights Editor I get to hear about all the latest TV shows coming soon. Here at TVT HQ we are in the privileged position of selecting the best programmes from across all the channels and streaming platforms. Our mission is to make it easier for our readers to decide what to watch - and give them lots of choice of genres - all the latest shows, plus some nostalgic choices we call hidden gems, too. My career began with a postgraduate degree in periodical journalism (ahem, yes old school!) in 1991 and I’ve worked in TV media since 2000.