Esther Rantzen

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Victoria Coren Mitchell interviews TV presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen about cars. She tells the story of her journey from her first memories of her grandmother's sedate Hawker Siddely limousine through to the intensity of the That's Life years and helming one of the nation's most popular TV programmes through to the joys of becoming a grandmother herself. And you can find out what no driving test examiner should ever say to a successful candidate. Series in which famous women look at their lives from the perspective of the cars they have known, the journeys they've been on and the things they keep in their boot for emergencies. With contributions from our studio audience and tongue-in-cheek readings from Morwenna Banks. Producer: Gareth Edwards A BBC Studios Comedy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.