Esther Rantzen Biography

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen, DBE (born 22 June 1940) is an English journalist and television presenter, who is best known for presenting the hit BBC television series That's Life! for 21 years from 1973 until 1994. She is well known for her work with various charitable causes. She is founder of the child protection charity ChildLine, which she set up in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness, which she set up in 2012.