American TV is making a special programme starring singing sensation Susan Boyle.

The one-hour documentary, I Dreamed A Dream: The Susan Boyle Story, on TV Guide Network, will feature performances by the 48-year-old, plus interviews with her as well as friends and celebrities including Simon Cowell, a producer of the special.

The shy unknown from Blackburn, West Lothian, stepped on stage to audition for Britain's Got Talent earlier this year, electrifying the judges with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream.

The documentary, shown in the US on December 13, promises to track her journey from rural Scotland to her breakout performance and the global fame that has embraced her since.