Esther Rantzen: The dame who feared being boring

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Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86. Dame Esther, who lived in the New Forest, had fame with That’s Life in the 1970s. She set up Childline in 1986 and a similar support service for older people, Silverline, in 2012. The former broadcaster made her lung cancer diagnosis public in 2023. The BBC's Briony Leyland looks back at her life. Image: Getty