How That's Life! gave Esther Rantzen a career-defining moment
Sir Nicholas Winton's story became national news when he appeared on That's Life! in February 1988.
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"I was devastated that he felt he had failed. I wanted to prove to this extraordinary man that every life he had saved was precious."
— Dame Esther Rantzen , Activist
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Dame Esther Rantzen is a veteran broadcaster and founder of Childline, currently campaigning for assisted dying legislation.
Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines is a Holocaust survivor and one of the children rescued by Nicholas Winton.
Sir Nicholas Winton was a British humanitarian known for saving 669 children from Czechoslovakia during the Holocaust.
Vera Gissing was rescued during the Holocaust and later settled in the UK.
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Sir Nicholas Winton's story became national news when he appeared on That's Life! in February 1988.
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