Esther Rantzen has left us.
Thank you, especially for Childline.
Thank you, especially for Childline.
September 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Esther Rantzen has left us.
Thank you, especially for Childline.
Thank you, especially for Childline.
SHE DIDN'T GET THEM AM CALLING CHILDLINE
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
SHE DIDN'T GET THEM AM CALLING CHILDLINE
I volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I volunteered for Childline for a decade at uni and I know firsthand a snapshot of how many lives Esther Rantzen changed. Her later years were known for assisted dying but her legacy will be giving vulnerable children someone to listen to and care. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Literally there are conversion therapy manuals that start with isolating your child from all potential sources of safeguarding and supportive information and cutting them off from unmonitored internet access so they can find the number for ChildLine while you're not watching is right up there.
A lot of the “kids online safety” proponents actually are anti-LGBTQ extremists and fundamentalists who want kids to have less freedom and don’t care if that actually makes them tremendously less safe too
June 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Literally there are conversion therapy manuals that start with isolating your child from all potential sources of safeguarding and supportive information and cutting them off from unmonitored internet access so they can find the number for ChildLine while you're not watching is right up there.
Bayswater Support Group internally discuss torturing kids and preventing them from accessing ChildLine or rape crisis counselling
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
June 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Bayswater Support Group internally discuss torturing kids and preventing them from accessing ChildLine or rape crisis counselling
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaigner
Esther Rantzen, the Bafta-winning TV presenter and founder of ChildLine, has died aged 86.
She announced a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer in 2023, and became a vocal campaigner to reform the law around assisted dying. In September 2026, she announced that she had to abandon plans to end her life in Swiss clinic Dignitas, due to being too physically frail. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
RIP Esther Rantzen. There will never be a TV programme with the incredible public reach that That's Life had in the late 70s & early to mid 1980s, when it was regularly watched by 15 million to 20 million
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dame Esther Rantzen: That's Life! presenter, Childline founder and assisted dying campaigner
The star presented That's Life! for two decades and set up two national helplines, including Childline.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
RIP Esther Rantzen. There will never be a TV programme with the incredible public reach that That's Life had in the late 70s & early to mid 1980s, when it was regularly watched by 15 million to 20 million
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
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
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:37 AM
From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
Hard to imagine how many lives esther rantzen saved with setting up childline. And she gave us a dog that could say sausages. Glad she's found peace, her's was a life well lived
September 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Hard to imagine how many lives esther rantzen saved with setting up childline. And she gave us a dog that could say sausages. Glad she's found peace, her's was a life well lived
Esther Rantzen has died. I only knew her through my MiL- they worked together for some time- but she founded Childline, which is a wonderful resource and something I wish many more places had a version of. Sending love to her family.
September 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Esther Rantzen has died. I only knew her through my MiL- they worked together for some time- but she founded Childline, which is a wonderful resource and something I wish many more places had a version of. Sending love to her family.
Dame Esther Rantzen obituary: presenter and founder of Childline
Dame Esther Rantzen obituary: presenter and founder of Childline
www.thetimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Dame Esther Rantzen obituary: presenter and founder of Childline
English journalist and television personality Dame #EstherRantzen has died #That'sLife #Childline #TheSilverLine #charity
October 1, 2026 at 2:33 AM
English journalist and television personality Dame #EstherRantzen has died #That'sLife #Childline #TheSilverLine #charity
"More than two in five counselling sessions delivered by Childline last year were about issues of sexuality and gender identity." [Times]
June 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"More than two in five counselling sessions delivered by Childline last year were about issues of sexuality and gender identity." [Times]
A reminder that James Esses was fired by Childline!
‘Gender critical’ transphobes are not nice (or decent) people!
‘Gender critical’ transphobes are not nice (or decent) people!
Regardless of "gender ideology" being a made up reactionary catch all, you cannot wipe an idea off the planet, only people. Ultimately, this is a statement of genocidal intent.
November 30, 2024 at 11:55 PM
A reminder that James Esses was fired by Childline!
‘Gender critical’ transphobes are not nice (or decent) people!
‘Gender critical’ transphobes are not nice (or decent) people!
There are some lovely messages from people involved in Childline on the NSPCC's tribute page.
Join NSPCC in paying tribute to Dame Esther Rantzen
We are deeply saddened by the death of Childline's founder and president, Dame Esther Rantzen. In 1986, Childline was launched as a nationwide, 24/7 helpline. Childline provided a lifeline to chi...
nspcc.dedicationpage.org
September 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
There are some lovely messages from people involved in Childline on the NSPCC's tribute page.
He gave all the money to Childline.
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
He gave all the money to Childline.
Points of order about Mr Essesssesssesss, (a) he's not a therapist and (b) he neglects to mention he was kicked off childline and why he was kicked off childline
August 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Points of order about Mr Essesssesssesss, (a) he's not a therapist and (b) he neglects to mention he was kicked off childline and why he was kicked off childline
Maybe this means dogs saying “sausages” maybe this means Childline. Maybe this means both.
Her memory *is* a blessing.
Her memory *is* a blessing.
September 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Maybe this means dogs saying “sausages” maybe this means Childline. Maybe this means both.
Her memory *is* a blessing.
Her memory *is* a blessing.
Yew gOtta fOne chiLdLiNe
May 19, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Yew gOtta fOne chiLdLiNe
Besides Childline (obvs), that clip of Esther Rantzen getting arrested for obstruction is my favourite thing of hers. The way she rather sardonically responds in that slightly posh put upon way is hilarious. Especially sticking her head out the window.
Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round!
Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round!
September 30, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Besides Childline (obvs), that clip of Esther Rantzen getting arrested for obstruction is my favourite thing of hers. The way she rather sardonically responds in that slightly posh put upon way is hilarious. Especially sticking her head out the window.
Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round!
Pernod, ouzo, marmalade and salt all round!
“Hello is that Childline?”
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“Hello is that Childline?”
How do you find yourself blocking your child’s access to CHILDLINE and not realise you’re the problem. This is chilling.
Earlier this year Bayswater's internal forums were exposed where evidence was uncovered of parents preventing their kids from accessing rape crisis and child line in case their gender identity might be affirmed. This is an organised child abuse network.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
‘One day they may thank us for that “abuse”’: Inside the Bayswater…
On Discord, parents discussed destroying their children’s belongings and blocking access to Childline to ‘stop’ them being trans
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:42 PM
How do you find yourself blocking your child’s access to CHILDLINE and not realise you’re the problem. This is chilling.
How can Esssesssess "reclaim" the Hippocratic oath? He's not a doctor, he got kicked off his course, got kicked out of Childline for trying to impose his beliefs on kids and even fucking Grok admits he has no qualifications related to any of this
September 30, 2026 at 2:37 PM
How can Esssesssess "reclaim" the Hippocratic oath? He's not a doctor, he got kicked off his course, got kicked out of Childline for trying to impose his beliefs on kids and even fucking Grok admits he has no qualifications related to any of this
Sadly, today we lost Esther Rantzen. She was a trailblazing British journalist & broadcaster best known for hosting the hit BBC consumer show That's Life! for 21 years. A fierce advocate for vulnerable groups, she founded the vital helplines Childline (1986) & The Silver Line (2013). #EstherRantzen
September 30, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Sadly, today we lost Esther Rantzen. She was a trailblazing British journalist & broadcaster best known for hosting the hit BBC consumer show That's Life! for 21 years. A fierce advocate for vulnerable groups, she founded the vital helplines Childline (1986) & The Silver Line (2013). #EstherRantzen