BBC Two and BBC Music have commissioned a new, illuminating and sensitive one-off film Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On (w/t) — a celebration of the life and legacy of Amy Winehouse

From the official announcement:

Amy’s story will be told primarily through her mum, Janis — a figure close to Amy whom we have yet to hear a lot from and whose version of events often differs from the narrative we have been told before. Janis lives with Multiple Sclerosis, a condition which threatens to strip her of her memories of Amy, and is a large part of her motivation to make this timely and personal documentary. Janis will be aided by family, friends and those who knew Amy best to piece together the side of Amy rarely seen.

The film will be a powerful and sensitive account of one of Britain’s best-loved and greatly-missed musical talents, offering a new female-driven interpretation of her life, her loves and her legacy.

Amy Winehouse: 10 Years On will include access to never-before-seen personal archive of Amy from the family and treasures from the BBC archives. Amy’s life will be celebrated across the BBC with a selection of content and musical performances across television, iPlayer and BBC Sounds.

BBC radio will also celebrate the life and legacy of the singer — Radio 6 Music will commemorate the anniversary with an Artist Collection, a selection of programming from across the BBC celebrating Amy’s music. Radio 2 is planning a documentary about Amy’s influence on the next generation of female singer-songwriters, plus a special archive collection of her performances at the BBC. Radio 1 will be taking a look at the life and career of the singer, revisiting some of her most memorable live performances and introducing a new audience to her music in a one-hour documentary special.

If you’ve any interest in Winehouse, her story or her fabulous music, we suggest there’s plenty here worthy of your time.

The Day She Came to Dingle

As a postscript, we’ve taken the above picture from an Arena documentary, The Day She Came to Dingle. It’s all about how Amy Winehouse happened to visit the fishing village of Dingle in the west of Ireland to record a stunning and critically acclaimed acoustic concert in 2006. If you’ve not seen this, do look out for it (and we wonder if it will reappear in line with this new documentary).