#OnThisDay 1992: TV journalist and charity founder, Esther Rantzen, interviewed TV journalist and charity founder, Esther Rantzen. | BBC Archive

The inspirational Dame Esther Rantzen launched Childline 30 years ago, and today Cheryl is a campaigner. Its trained counsellors are there for young people 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The number is 0800 1111 (as Chris Hoy recalls!) or you can get in touch online: https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/ | The One Show

#OnThisDay 1976: Esther Rantzen took to the streets to trial an Italian hangover cure. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1909: Sir Nicholas Winton was born. In 1938, he brought Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the UK. Fifty years later, That’s Life reunited him with some of those children. You can see the full story here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/nicholas_winton_on_thats_life/zbmxhbk | BBC Archive

"I'm not interested in my own emotions." Tonight, Esther Rantzen speaks to those who have lost family members, while dealing with her own bereavement head on. Esther Rantzen: Living with Grief at 10pm. | Channel 5