# Broadcaster and charity founder Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

https://mins.news/en/video/80823

- BBC News, 2026-09-30 18:29 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Th6ohQ4lm8

> Broadcaster, charity founder and assisted-dying campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86. She presented the BBC programme That's Life and later founded Childline, a helpline for children experiencing abuse or neglect in the UK. Her family described her as a wonderful mother and cherished grandmother.

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