Release Date

19 Apr, 2009

Runtime

01:00: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

77/13

Synopsis

The Meaning of Life is an Irish television programme, the first series of which was broadcast on RTÉ One in 2009. It is presented by the veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne. Each episode involves Byrne interviewing a well-known public figure. The series is broadcast each Sunday night at 22:20. In 2010 The Meaning of Life returned for both a second and, later, a third series. Interviews with former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and actors Gabriel Byrne and Brenda Fricker during the second series attracted media attention when they spoke of their religious habits and child sexual abuse respectively. Gay Byrne appeared on The Late Late Show on 18 December 2009 to discuss the programme. A fourth series soon followed. Then a fifth series from January 2012. And a sixth in October 2012. And a seventh in January 2013.

Original Title

The Meaning of Life

Photos

Season 1

19 Apr, 2009

Season 2

17 Jan, 2010

Season 3

26 Sep, 2010

Season 4

06 Mar, 2011

Season 5

08 Jan, 2012

Season 6

07 Oct, 2012

Season 7

06 Jan, 2013

Season 8

06 Oct, 2013

Season 9

04 May, 2014

Season 10

25 Jan, 2015

Season 11

27 Sep, 2015

Season 12

10 Jan, 2016

Season 13

16 Oct, 2016

Actors

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