4th June 2026.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Lena sang and was interviewed by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, she sang Ma!… and End Of The World.
Host, Johnny Carson, American Comedian, Joan Rivers, Actor George Peppard, American Entertainer Tom Sullivan, Orchestra conductor Doc Severinsen.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒. Mark Sullivan photographed Lena while she was being interviewed at The Beverley Hills Hotel.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena appeared on Des O'Connor Entertains, ITV 9.00 pm. She sang Some Of These Days, and took part in a sketch with Des. The Show was repeated on 3rd September 1977.
Also on the show were; Joan Sanderson. Martin Dale. Jenny Lee-wright. Eli Woods. John Vyvyan. Felix Bowness. Dash’s Chimpanzees ( as in P G Tips adverts). Jack Parnell and his Orchestra.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Bandphoto issued a publicity photograph for Des O'Connor Entertains.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Cheshire Observer mentioned Lena.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Glasgow Herald also mentioned the show.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Daily Mirror reviewed Des O'Connor Entertains.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Daily Record reviewed Des O'Connor Entertains.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. The Manchester Evening News gave Des O'Connor Entertains a lukewarm review.
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. As well as railway timetables, There was a special Royal Mail Postmark to promote her summer show in Bridlington, this one dated 4th June.
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎. Lena series 1, episode 6. was broadcast on BBC 1, 8.30pm - 9.00 pm. Her guests were The Nolans and Les Dawson.
Belfast Telegraph:
When Lena is sat on Les’s knee they are wearing radio microphones and if you look at her top you can just see hers. Unlike today, the battery packs were hidden somewhere in her clothing, and if that was not practical they would tape it to her thigh. A sound technician remembers this on the Tech-op site, also mentioning that when Lena questioned their presence, her chaperone brushed it off with "…they’ve seen it all in their line of work and think nothing of it!…”
Also on the tech-ops site are three photographs of Lena belonging to the cameraman Ron Green.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟐. The Sussex Express listed Lena's appearance at White Rock Pavilion starting on 3rd August.
𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. In the Surrey - Hants Star, the Lakeside Country Club advertised Lena’s shows on the 5th and 6th.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗. The Sunday Express reported that Lena was planning a come back, saying wrongly that she hadn't sung in public for seven years.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟗. To coincide with Bonnie Langford appearing at The Embassy Centre, The Skegness Standard published an interview with her.