Esther Rantzen cried so hard when British hero was introduced to kids he saved from Nazis

In a television career decades-long, this is the only moment which has broken Dame Esther Rantzen.

It prompted her to cry so hard, she had to step away. Recording had to be paused.

That moment came in 1988, when she was presenting That’s Life to an audience of up to 18 million, during that unforgettable episode in which the story of Sir Nicholas Winton was told for the very first time.