BBC ANNOUNCES AMY WINEHOUSE: BACK TO BLACK AT 20 SPECIAL PROGRAMME
This October, 20 years since the release of Amy Winehouse’s seminal album Back to Black, BBC Music will celebrate her life and music with world exclusive programming.
BBC Two and BBC iPlayer and Radio 2 and BBC Sounds will exclusively broadcast Amy Winehouse: Back to Black at 20 (w/t) - a recording of the Back to Black 20 concert, which takes place on Wednesday 21 October at Roundhouse in Camden, London.
The concert is led by original Back to Black producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, Amy’s long-term musical director Dale Davis, producers Paul O’Duffy and p*nut and Darcus Beese OBE. It will feature The Amy Winehouse Band performing the album in full, with special guests including Baby Rose, Corinne Bailey Rae, FLO, Jessie Reyez, Jorja Smith, Lianne La Havas, Nia Smith, Sasha Keable, Skye Newman, and Yebba, as well as writer and producer p*nut.
The BBC Two and iPlayer broadcast in late October will be the centrepiece of an afternoon and evening of programming to celebrate Amy’s legacy.
A dedicated iPlayer channel will stream some of her most memorable performances captured by the BBC over the years, before joining up with BBC Two to simulcast Amy Winehouse: Back to Black at 20 (w/t). Following the concert, BBC Two will continue the tribute with another chance to watch performances and documentaries about Amy’s life and work.
BBC Radio 2, the UK’s most listened to radio station with 12.4m listeners each week, and BBC Sounds will broadcast the concert on Monday 26 October (7-9pm) within Jo Whiley’s show. There will also be another chance to hear the station’s two-part special, Amy Winehouse: Legacy of a Lioness (live on BBC Sounds from Sunday 11 October), in which Alexandra Burke, Ella Henderson, Emeli Sandé, Jessie Ware and Mabel share their favourite Amy songs and discuss how she inspired them.
Lorna Clarke, BBC Director of Music says: “Amy Winehouse was an exceptional talent whose songs continue to be cherished by so many. We’re proud to celebrate the enduring appeal of Amy’s work with the broadcast of this special concert, alongside a range of performances that were captured by the BBC throughout her career.”
The BBC Two and Radio 2 programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer and Sounds after broadcast, and highlights from the concert will also be available on BBC Music’s YouTube Channel.
