Esther Rantzen

Esther Rantzen

Birthday: 1940-06-22
Deathday: 2026-09-30
Place of birth: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also know as: Dame Esther Louise Rantzen

Bio

Dame Esther Louise Rantzen DBE (22 June 1940 – 30 September 2026) was an English journalist and television presenter who presented the BBC television series "That's Life!" for 21 years, from 1973 until 1994. She worked with various charitable causes and founded the charities Childline, a helpline for children, in 1986, and The Silver Line, designed to combat loneliness in older people's lives, in 2012.

Movies with Esther Rantzen

A Night in with the Girls

1997
As
Wogan: Now You're Talking

2021
As Self
Barry Humphries at the BBC

2023
As Self (archive material)
Tales of Television Centre

2012
As Self
That's GCSE

1987
As Herself
Royal Variety Performance 1984

1984
As
The Tranquilliser Trap

2001
As Self

TV Shows with Esther Rantzen

Room 101

1994
As Self
The Terry and Gaby Show

2003
As
We Need Answers

2009
As Self - Contestant
Countdown

1982
As
The Big Questions

2007
As Self
Pebble Mill

1991
As Self
GMTV

1993
As Self
It's Only TV But I Like It

1999
As Self
Daytime Live

1987
As
Children In Need

1980
As Self
Who Do You Think You Are?

2004
As Self
An Audience with...

1978
As Self
Wogan

1982
As Self
Cash in the Celebrity Attic

2008
As Self
The Home That 2 Built

2014
As Self
Wogan

1982
As Self - Presenter
Wogan

1982
As Self - Host
That's Life!

1973
As
Going Live!

1987
As Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011
As Self - Participant
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

2002
As Self
Question Time

1979
As Self - Panellist
Ready, Steady, Cook

1994
As Self - Contestant
Parkinson

1998
As Self
Esther

0000
As Self - Host
The Baby Boomers' Guide to Growing Old

2017
As Self
ITV Exposure

2011
As
TFI Friday

1996
As
The BAFTA Awards

1949
As Self - Host

Production Credits

Tales of Television Centre

2012
As Presenter