Nicholas Winton

Sir Nicholas Winton, the British humanitarian who saved 669 mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia by organising the Kindertransport rescue in 1939, is again being widely discussed in the UK. A Guardian opinion piece by Esther Rantzen, praising bold British campaigners, is drawing renewed attention to his legacy alongside coverage of the man often called the 'British Schindler'.

Interest in the presenters of the long-running BBC programme That's Life, best known for Esther Rantzen, has picked up, driven by the famous clip in which Rantzen surprises Nicholas Winton with children he saved from the Holocaust. The emotional moment is being widely shared again, prompting viewers to recall the show's presenters and its most memorable televised moments.