'We used flour for powder' - Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interview

'We used flour for powder' - Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interview To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 'We used flour for powder' - Dolly reflects on early life in 1979 BBC interview Close Dolly Parton appeared on Michael Parkinson's BBC chat show in 1979, speaking candidly about her childhood in rural Tennessee, her family's poverty, and the determination that helped her rise to international stardom. The iconic country musician has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage .