Dame Esther Rantzen captivated 22 million viewers - but grew up in a house without a TV. Then when they got one it was kept in the hall so it didn't spoil conversation

Daily Mail - Oct 1, 2026

Back in the 1980s, the story went that there were three properly powerful women in Britain: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Queen, and Esther Rantzen.

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