Smashing glass ceilings, Strictly and a courageous final sign-off: Esther Rantzen’s 10 best TV moments
Rantzen was one of the most powerful women in British television. From making vegetable innuendos to changing lives and bestowing her own medals on brilliant people – here are her finest small-screen moments• Dame Esther Rantzen obituary• Esther Rantzen:…
My wife obsessively consumes US news. She’s so stressed but can’t turn off. What should I do? | Leading questions
Instead of asking her to step away from her distress, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, could you suggest she channel it into action?Read more Leading questionsMy wife is obsessed with everything that’s happening in the US. She literally…
Share your tributes and memories of Esther Rantzen
We would like to hear your tributes and memories of TV presenter and Childline founder Esther Rantzen – whether you met her, or appreciated her workEsther Rantzen, the Bafta-winning TV presenter and founder of Childline, has died aged 86. She announced…
East of Eden review – Florence Pugh in soapy Steinbeck adaptation is brilliant, compelling TV
This take on the 1952 novel is lavishly shot and full of excellent performances. It lacks the heft to be a full examination of human nature, but it’s a high-quality family sagaIt is rarely difficult to distinguish between a John Steinbeck novel and…
From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life
Be it her pioneering approach to consumer injustice or her extraordinary tackling of systemic social issues, the broadcaster was at the forefront of what television could beEsther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86Esther Rantzen:…
Esther Rantzen, TV presenter and Childline founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted-dying campaigner• From Childline to changing TV for ever: Esther Rantzen’s revolutionary life• Esther Rantzen: from That’s Life! to Childline – in picturesEsther Rantzen, the…
Scottish screen sector boom brings questions over jobs and overtourism
The Traitors and big film shoots help boost economy but some highlight lack of opportunities for local talentScotland’s striking Ardross Castle, the oldest star of The Celebrity Traitors, which kicks off on Thursday night, is just one of the stops on the…
Hundreds detained as student protests across France turn violent
More than 400 detained as police and students clash over class sizes, exhausting timetables and staff shortagesMore than 400 people, most of them children, have been detained in France on Tuesday after teenagers across the country blockaded their schools…
Blue Lights review – TV’s most thrilling cop show turns up the heat
This Northern Ireland-set police drama has never felt like this before … Race riots, organised crime and institutional politics bring it bang up to dateBlue Lights has always been a very modern cop drama. Its tales of everyday callouts, fractious office…
What if the Seven Up! series started today? | Letter
Gordon McDougall recalls finding the original children to feature in the documentary strand that started in 1964In your editorial on the Up series (20 September), your point is well made that exposing seven‑year-olds on television…