Esther Rantzen

Actor · born 22 June 1940 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen DBE (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.

Where to start: Barry Humphries at the BBC (2023).