Oct 2, 2026
“I’ve always found it easiest when things are at their roughest.” — Esther Rantzen | Quote of the Day
Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster who presented That’s Life! on BBC1 for 21 years and founded the children’s helpline Childline, on the line from her 2021 Big Issue “Letter to My Younger Self” that explains why she found the worst moments easier than the quiet ones — in the week the broadcaster and campaigner died at 86.