Childline show, suggested to the BBC that they create "Childwatch", a programme about child abuse that was screened on 30 October 1986 on BBC1, the aim being to try to detect children at risk before their lives were in danger. Viewers were asked if they would take part in the survey in an edition of "That's Life!". A helpline was opened after the programme so that any child currently suffering abuse could call for help. Rantzen, together with her BBC producers Sarah Caplin and Ritchie Cogan, therefore suggested they should create a helpline specifically for children in danger or distress, to
ChildLine Concert HomeTown. An annual concert featuring rock and indie acts from around Ireland called "ChildLine Rocks" was launching in 2007, acting as a rock alternative to the pop "ChildLine Concert" to raise money for ChildLine. The performers played for free meaning the entire ticket fee went to ChildLine. The first "ChildLine Rocks" concert was held at The Village in Dublin in February 2007 with a sellout attendance. Republic of Loose and The Blizzards headlined. Following the success of the first concert the second was held in Dublin in The Academy, a venue twice the size of The Village. It took place