Executive Overview Dame Esther Rantzen, whose trailblazing broadcasting career spanned over half a century and whose relentless social activism fundamentally reshaped the British welfare and charitable landscape, has died at the age of 86. A towering figure in British cultural life, she was best known as the formidable, fiercely compassionate host of the BBC’s flagship … Read more
Executive Overview Veteran broadcaster, consumer champion, and Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed she is now "too physically fragile" to travel to Switzerland to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic. At 86 years old, living with terminal stage four lung cancer, Dame Esther’s personal battle has once again thrust the fierce, deeply … Read more
As teenagers across the United Kingdom experience the nail-biting anticipation—and inevitable apprehension—of receiving their GCSE results, a sobering new study has laid bare the mounting crisis facing the nation’s cultural future. Fresh research released by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) reveals that an overwhelming 86% of British parents believe significantly more must be done to … Read more
