The Meaning of Life — Season 12
6 episodesFirst aired 10 January 2016
E1Ruby Wax
Jan 201626m
Scandalous, irreverent and hilarious, Ruby Wax shares her take on life with Gay.
E2Anna May McHugh
Jan 201627m
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.
E3Dolores Keane
Jan 201627m
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.
E4Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Feb 201627m
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.
E5Eoin Colfer
Feb 201627m
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.
E6Peter Sutherland
Mar 201627m
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.
