Esther Rantzen
English journalist and television presenter
- Born
- 22 June 1940, Berkhamsted
- Died
- 30 September 2026, aged 86
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.
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