‘You can’t say it again!’ Dame Esther Rantzen is forced to apologise after she swears TWICE on Chris Evans’ radio show during hilarious interview By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 19:52 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 19:52 GMT, 5 March 2021 Dame Esther Rantzen was forced to apologise on Friday after she accidentally swore … Read more
Dame Esther Rantzen calls for Government to set aside national day of mourning to remember the 117,000 people who have died with Covid Veteran campaigner Esther Rantzen thinks people will need a break to reflect She also wants a phone number created for those in mourning to contact The total number of Covid deaths in … Read more
The best gift we can offer our families this Christmas is to refuse to meet them. That’s what I’ve done, and although it wasn’t easy, I believe it’s time for us older people to be brave and firm, and tell our families to stay away. And if the young argue, just ask them: do you … Read more
The best gift we can offer our families this Christmas is to refuse to meet them. That’s what I’ve done, and although it wasn’t easy, I believe it’s time for us older people to be brave and firm, and tell our families to stay away. And if the young argue, just ask them: do you … Read more
‘Why Oh Why, I wondered, ‘Couldn’t one of my relatives have done something a bit naughty?’ Well, not the descendant of a gun-toting fraudster! While we’re all enjoying the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? Esther Rantzen reflects on how life-changing the show can be The researcher was a sweet, rather vague young … Read more
‘I think everyone will feel a personal sense of loss’: Esther Rantzen pays tribute to friend Dame Vera Lynn… as Lorraine Kelly and Holly Willoughby also honour the late wartime singer By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 11:25 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 11:29 BST, 18 June 2020 Esther Rantzen has paid tribute to … Read more
Should over-70s keep self-isolating? Two powerful voices, two opposing views: Yes: It shows Britain cares and is trying to protect us – Esther Rantzen, 79 When it comes to attacking ageism, and defending older people’s rights, I defy anyone to have a record more militant than mine. I can’t understand why the over-70s are complaining … Read more
When Boris Johnson last week warned that ‘many more families are going to lose loved ones’, it was a clear, chilling statement of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of us were reassured by the measured words of the two eminent scientists who stood either side of him, about the actions being taken … Read more