1987: JOHNNY CASH, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and BILLIE JO SPEARS Interview | Wogan | BBC Archive

In the summer of 1987, a few big names descended on Peterborough for a country music festival there. On their way, they popped into the Wogan studio for a bit of a chat. Terry was away on his holidays, but journalist Derek Jameson stepped in to corral a tale or two from Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Billie Jo Spears. Johnny Cash told of playing in Poland, the road to redemption and jamming with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Kris Kristofferson covered everything from being a Rhodes scholar to landing a helicopter on Cash's lawn, while also treating us to a few bars of one of his biggest hits. Billie Jo Spears explained why she had so many owls, eliciting tell of the curious case of Johnny Cash and the ostrich. Yes, that is correct. Clip taken from Wogan, originally broadcast on BBC One, Monday 24 August, 1987. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?... You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive