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Broadcaster and Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

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Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of Childline and television broadcaster, has died aged 86 following a lung cancer diagnosis.

Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster and founder of Childline, has died aged 86 following a lung cancer diagnosis. She studied at Somerville College, Oxford, where she performed in student theatre before becoming a television star.

Tributes to Dame Esther have been shared by Andy Burnham, Martin Lewis and Anton Du Beke, among others.

Broadcaster and Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
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In this story: Dame Esther Rantzen · Childline · Somerville College · Andy Burnham · Martin Lewis · Anton Du Beke · Oxford

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