Dolly Parton: Platinum Blonde
Profile of the singer and actress filmed as she returned to the UK concert stage in 2002 after an absence of 20 years. With contributions from friends, family and colleagues.
Dolly Parton is one of the world's great superstars, feted for her figure as much as for her music. Platinum Blonde goes inside her world to discover the woman under the wigs as she returned to the concert stage in the UK in 2002 after an absence of 20 years. Born into grinding poverty in rural Tennessee, Dolly has risen to the top of her tree in music, films and as a businesswoman who owns her own theme park.
Friends, family and colleagues - including Lily Tomlin, Kenny Rogers, Billy Connolly, Dabney Coleman and Alison Krauss - help tell her story, along with the full and frank views of Dolly herself. With cameo appearances from Sinead O'Connor, Norah Jones, Jonathan Ross and Terry Wogan.
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Clips
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Dolly Parton talks about the origins of her iconic image
Duration: 01:29
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Dolly Parton talks about her outlook on life
Duration: 01:17
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Dolly Parton talks about songwriting
Duration: 00:44
Music Played
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Dolly Parton
Sugar Hill
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Dolly Parton
My Tennessee Mountain Home
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Dolly Parton
To Daddy
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Dolly Parton
Puppy Love
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Dolly Parton
Harper Valley PTA
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Kitty Wells
Making Believe
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Patsy Cline
Crazy
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Dolly Parton
Mama, Say a Prayer
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Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
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Dolly Parton
Dumb Blonde
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Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
It's My Time
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Dolly Parton
Joshua
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Dolly Parton
Jolene
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Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You
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Dolly Parton
The Seeker
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Dolly Parton
Love Is Like a Butterfly
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Dolly Parton
Coat of Many Colours
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Ry Cooder
Down in Hollywood
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Dolly Parton
Here You Come Again
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Dolly Parton
Higher and Higher
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Dolly Parton
Baby I'm Burnin'
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Dolly Parton
9 to 5
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Dolly Parton
Lonely Comin' Down
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Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Islands In The Stream
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Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt
To Know Him Is To Love Him
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Dolly Parton
Someone To Watch Over Me
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Dolly Parton
To Daddy
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Jewels
Sugar Hill
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Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
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Garth Brooks
Friends in Low Places
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Dolly Parton
Alabama Sundown
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Dolly Parton
Applejack
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Dolly Parton
The Grass is Blue
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The Soggy Bottom Boys
I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
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Nickel Creek
This Side
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Alison Krauss
Forget About It
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Dolly Parton
Shine On
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Dolly Parton
Little Sparrow
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Dolly Parton
Halos and Horns
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Dolly Parton
I Will Always Love You
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Jenny Ash |
Director | Jenny Ash |
Executive Producer | Mark Hagen |
Broadcasts
- Sat 30 Jan 2010 17:30麻豆社 Two except Wales
- Fri 23 Dec 2011 23:35
- Fri 24 Aug 2012 23:50
- Sat 25 Aug 2012 03:25
- Sun 29 Jun 2014 19:00
- Sun 29 Jun 2014 23:40
- Sat 2 Aug 2014 23:45
- Fri 7 Nov 2014 23:30
- Thu 13 Nov 2014 23:30
- Sun 28 Dec 2014 00:50
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