The Meaning of Life

Season 12

2016 · 6 episodes · 2h 41m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Ruby Wax

   10 Jan 2016 · 26 min

   Scandalous, irreverent and hilarious, Ruby Wax shares her take on life with Gay.

2. 

   2. Anna May McHugh

   17 Jan 2016 · 27 min

   Anna May McHugh, matriarch of the National Ploughing Championships, shares her love of all things rural and agricultural and her deep faith with Gay Byrne.

3. 

   3. Dolores Keane

   24 Jan 2016 · 27 min

   One of Ireland’s most loved singers, Dolores Keane shares her fight against alcoholism, breast cancer and depression and her joy in music making with Gay Byrne.

4. 

   4. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

   7 Feb 2016 · 27 min

   Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, author of ‘Not in God’s Name’, condemns those who kill in God’s name and says religious leaders need a new message of peace and tolerance.

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   5. Eoin Colfer

   14 Feb 2016 · 27 min

   International bestselling children’s author, creator of Artemis Fowl, soon to be a major movie, Eoin Colfer gives his take on the ‘meaning of life’ to veteran broadcaster, Gay Byrne.

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   6. Peter Sutherland

   6 Mar 2016 · 27 min

   The late Peter Sutherland, UN Special Representative for Migration, dubbed “the father of globalisation” joined Gay Byrne to discuss his take on the Meaning of Life.