The first 24-hour children's helpline
When a free helpline for kids was set up it showed just how widespread child abuse was
Witness History · BBC World Service
May 12, 20208m 58s
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Show Notes
How a group of broadcasters and social workers in the UK set up the world’s first 24-hour telephone counselling service for children. It revealed just how widespread child abuse was in Britain. Esther Rantzen was the TV presenter behind Childline, and she has been speaking to Laura FitzPatrick about how it got started.
Photo: Esther Rantzen on the day Childline was launched in 1986. Credit: Childline.