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HISTORICAL FACTS: Esther rantzen - The Untold Story

Esther Rantzen’s daughter tells of ‘great love’ and ‘great grief’

The Childline founder, who had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023, died at her home in the New Forest on September 30.

Evening Standard · Oct 20

Esther Rantzen’s family shares her final message as broadcaster laid to rest

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The Independent UK · Oct 20

Dame Esther Rantzen laid to rest in 'beautiful funeral' ceremony, family reveals

The famed broadcaster wrote that she felt ‘deprived of any choice over my own death’

Evening Standard · Oct 19

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Esther Rantzen laid to rest as family share final message from late broadcaster

The Childline founder, who had been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023, died at her home in the New Forest on September 30.

Evening Standard · Oct 19

Esther Rantzen said she was ‘deprived of any choice’ over her own death in message written before she died

The 86-year-old’s family has confirmed they attended a small, private funeral last week, following her death last month

The Independent UK · Oct 19

‘She asked me to lie on her feet while she did sit-ups’: your memories of Esther Rantzen

From inspiring careers to treating people to unforgettable curries, the late presenter and campaigner had quite the impact on Guardian readers. Colleagues, admirers and TV show guests share their stories

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

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

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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

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The Independent UK · Sep 30

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

Evening Standard · 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.

The Independent UK · 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

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Evening Standard · 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’.

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

Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

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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’

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