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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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In Pictures: Esther Rantzen, the formidable campaigner for young and old
Dame Esther Rantzen’s drive helped her launch key charities promoting the welfare of young and old alike.
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her → help → young
The programme, hosted by a young Dame Esther, would effortlessly skip from a mirthful item about strangely shaped vegetables to consumer issues or welfare scandals with the young presenter surrounded by a supporting cast of men.
She had unexpectedly moved to the front of the camera after spending some of the 1960s in backroom roles.
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She → host → roles
Her charity work left an undeniable legacy.
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work → leave → legacy
A damehood was bestowed on Dame Esther following charity campaigns for young and old alike.
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damehood → bestow → young
The Silver Line helpline was aimed at combating loneliness for the elderly, a cause that Dame Esther felt strongly about.
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Esther → aim → that
However, her greatest achievement was Childline, giving abused children the chance to report their plight by picking up the phone.
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achievement → give → phone
The campaign started in 1986 and Dame Esther remained involved until the end.
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Esther → start → end
That’s Life was a show Dame Esther made her own with a supporting cast including Richard Stilgoe who would sing ditties on the piano while veteran performer Cyril Fletcher would host a segment featuring often innuendo-infused oddities viewers had sent in.
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viewers → make → oddities
Dame Esther was the undisputed star of the show, however, and would also venture out of the studio to do vox-pop segments.
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Esther → venture → segments
She married well-known BBC presenter Desmond Wilcox who became the father of her children.
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who → marry → children
As well as her charity work, she would often appear to promote her charities or to take part in programmes like Strictly Come Dancing, I’m A Celebrity or Celebrity First Dates.
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I → appear → Dancing
She even tried running for Parliament in 2010 as an independent in Luton, but failed to win voters’ approval.
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She → try → approval
Other TV ventures included Hearts Of Gold and The Big Time which helped people see their dreams come true.
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dreams → include → Gold
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She also brought to wide attention the work of Nicholas Winton who had rescued many children from the clutches of the Nazis.
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who → read → Nazis
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