Synopsis
Documentary telling the story of the day Amy Winehouse recorded a stunning acoustic performance in a church in the small Irish fishing village of Dingle in 2006.
- Programme: Arena
- Episode: Amy Winehouse - The Day She Came to Dingle
- Channel: BBC HD
- Broadcast year: 2012
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