Des O’Connor: The all-round entertainer and chat show king whose success spanned decades

Des O’Connor, who has died at the age of 88, was an all-round entertainer whose success spanned decades, appearing as a regular in prime-time television slots.  O’Connor was born in Stepney in London‘s East End in 1932 to a Jewish cleaner and an Irish binman. Following the outbreak of the Second World War he was evacuated … Read more