Childline was Esther Rantzen’s favourite child, daughter says Rebecca Wilcox said she realised her mother loved Childline more than her and her siblings ‘from day one’. Evening Standard · Oct 7
Geri Halliwell-Horner pays poignant tribute to Childline founder Esther Rantzen on charity’s 40th anniversary An event celebrating the organisation’s four decades took place in London on Wednesday, a week on from the broadcaster and campaigner’s death aged 86 after a cancer diagnosis The Independent UK · Oct 7
Esther Rantzen’s Mama was a lifeline for new mums Letter: Fiona Lindop says she will always be grateful to the TV presenter for establishing the Meet-a-Mum Association The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Smashing glass ceilings, Strictly and a courageous final sign-off: Esther Rantzen’s 10 best TV moments Rantzen was one of the most powerful women in British television. From making vegetable innuendos to changing lives and bestowing her own medals on brilliant people – here are her finest small-screen moments The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Dame Esther Rantzen obituary Presenter and producer of That’s Life!, a TV series providing entertainment and consumer reporting, out of which came the Childline service The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Esther Rantzen: one of the UK’s boldest, bravest ever campaigners – right to the very end The TV host, who died this week aged 86, was in recent years one of the most vociferous proponents of assisted dying, but her activism dates back decades to her time on That’s Life! The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Share your tributes and memories of Esther Rantzen We would like to hear your tributes and memories of TV presenter and Childline founder Esther Rantzen – whether you met her, or appreciated her work The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
Adrian Mills praises co-star Esther Rantzen’s ‘incredible legacy’ The broadcaster and campaigner has been remembered by a host of celebrities following her death aged 86. Evening Standard · Oct 1
Dame Esther Rantzen’s moving final farewell message revealed: ‘See you on the other side’ ‘Sadly, all good things come to an end,’ the former TV presenter said in a final message to her fans The Independent UK · Sep 30
Davina McCall and Martin Lewis remember ‘national treasure’ Esther Rantzen The broadcaster and campaigner died aged 86. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Anton Du Beke hails ‘extraordinary career’ of ‘wonderful’ Esther Rantzen The broadcaster and campaigner has died aged 86. Evening Standard · Sep 30
British broadcaster and campaigner Esther Rantzen dies at 86 Esther Rantzen, the British broadcaster and campaigner who became a prominent voice in the recent attempt to get assisted dying legalized in the U.K. has died The Independent UK · Sep 30
Elaine Paige and Lorraine Kelly lead tributes to ‘pioneer’ Esther Rantzen Tributes have poured in for broadcaster and campaigner following the news of her death aged 86. Evening Standard · Sep 30
Dame Esther Rantzen’s family pay tribute to ‘our sunshine’ after her death at 86 Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Dame Esther had ‘changed countless lives and gave a voice to people who often went unheard’. Evening Standard · Sep 30
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life Be it her pioneering approach to consumer injustice or her extraordinary tackling of systemic social issues, the broadcaster was at the forefront of what television could be
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Esther Rantzen said assisted dying campaign ‘kept her going’ in one of final TV interviews Esther Rantzen said the assisted dying campaign “kept her going” in one of her final TV interviews.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Esther Rantzen reunites Nicholas Winton with dozens of children he saved in WWII in resurfaced clip This is the incredible moment Dame Esther Rantzen reunites an un-expecting Sir Nicholas Winton with dozens of the 669 Jewish children he saved from the Holocaust.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 after battle with lung cancer Her family paid tribute to ‘the most wonderful mother’
Evening Standard · Sep 30 Dame Esther Rantzen became a key figure in the assisted dying conversation A debate in Parliament in April 2024 saw Dame Esther singled out for the contribution she had made to the public discourse.
The Independent UK · Sep 30 Dame Esther Rantzen became crucial figure in assisted dying debate after terminal diagnosis She said her own experience showed ‘why it’s so important that future generations will have the choice that is denied to me and other adults’
Evening Standard · Sep 30 In Pictures: Esther Rantzen, the formidable campaigner for young and old Dame Esther Rantzen took up unfashionable causes after becoming first known for presenting whimsical show That’s Life.
Evening Standard · Sep 30 TV presenter and assisted dying campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 The former That’s Life! presenter founded Childline and campaigned for legalising assisted dying.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 30 Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86 Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted-dying campaigner
Evening Standard · Sep 30 Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 after cancer battle The former That’s Life! presenter founded Childline and campaigned for legalising assisted dying