Dame Esther regularly guested on BBC Radio Solent from her home in the New Forest. She happened to be on my show on her 80th birthday. When I asked how she'd celebrated she said, "I've just run round the garden naked!" Rarely am I lost for words but I just coughed and spluttered in response!
bbc.co.uk
Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
