Esther Rantzen

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen (22 June 1940 – 30 September 2026) was an English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She worked with various charitable causes and founded the charities Childline, a helpline for children, in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness in older people's lives, in 2012. Rantzen was recognised for her contribution to television and society. She was appointed an OBE for services to broadcasting in 1991 and a CBE for services to children in 2006, and in the 2015 New Year Honours was made a dame for services to children and older people through Childline and The Silver Line. She was also a patron of a number of charities and remained president of Childline until her death in 2026. Rantzen worked closely with the campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying.

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