Jills veranda | |
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Genre | documentary |
Country of origin | Sweden |
Original language | Swedish |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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Original network | SVT1 |
Original release | 22 January 2014 – 2020 |
Jills veranda (Jill's veranda) is an SVT documentary series. In the programmes, Swedish female country singer Jill Johnson invites six Swedish artists to explore the town of Nashville together with her. Jill Johnson and the guest artists sing and play, explore the history of country music and encounter social issues in the USA like racism, high number of weapons, homophobia and poverty.
Recording of the first season began in Nashville during mid-2013, and broadcast began in early 2014. The programme was awarded Kristallen 2014 in the category "programme of the year" and " reality programme of the year". Jill Johnson also won in the "Female show host of the year" category. [1]
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