On Sunday March 26, 1978 LWT broadcast Lena and Bonnie. It was a one-off special starring Lena Zavaroni and Bonnie Langford. It is also known as "The Lena and Bonnie Easter Special" or as "The Lena and Bonnie Show"
Summary of Show Part 1 of the show opens with Lena and Bonnie performing the song "Compatibility". Lena then perform a song and dance medley of disco music. Bonnie then performs a medley of show tunes, Lena and Bonnie then reprise the song "Compatibility" and it then goes to an advert break.LWT Clapperboard Information for Lena and Bonnie. reference obtained from video tape recording of the show
Part 2 of the show opens with Lena and Bonnie performing a reprise of the song "Compatibility". Lena & Bonnie then perform a medley of Shirley Temple and Judy Garland songs and "Shout". Lena then performs "Speedy Gonzales", after which Bonnie performs the song "I Can Do That". A medley of the songs "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "In The Mood" is then performed by Lena and Bonnie as the Compatibility Sisters. It then goes to another advert break.
Part 3 of the show opens with Lena and Bonnie performing a reprise of the song "Compatibility". Bonnie then performs the songs "New York, New York" and "Tomorrow", Lena then performs the songs "The Air That I Breathe" and "Should've Listened To Mama". Lena and Bonnie then reprise the song "Compatibility" which leads into the final song of the show, "Razzle Dazzle" from the musical Chicago.
Production When part 1 of the show was recorded the clapperboard information display the year 1977, When it was in fact 1978 on the recording of the show you can hear somebody off screen confirm the year as 1978.
Clapperboard Information Part Location Show Prod. No. Date Rec. Take1Kent House StudioLena And Bonnie SpecialBonnie Langford at Get Surrey9918212Kent House StudioLena And Bonnie SpecialPrinted Material: The TV Times of March 25, 1978 has a two page article on the Lena and Bonnie Show.9918213Kent House StudioLena and Bonnie Special.On the Wombling Free Special Edition DVD is an archive interview with Bonnie Langford. She not only talks about Wombling Free, but talks about the recording of Lena and Bonnie991821
References
External links at the British Film Institute