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  • 2015-01-25T22:30:00Z on RTÉ One
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  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • Ireland
  • Documentary, Reality, Talk Show
What's it all about? Why am I here? Is there a God? Why do bad things happen? What happens when we die? In this series of the Meaning Of Life, Gay Byrne talks to public figures about these questions and others. Like him, none of them is a religious expert, but all of them have, at times, had cause to think about The Meaning of Life.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2015-01-25T22:30:00Z

10x01 Cecila Ahern

Season Premiere

10x01 Cecila Ahern

  • 2015-01-25T22:30:00Z1h

Cecila Ahern talks to Gay Byrne about growing up with Bertie

2015-02-01T22:30:00Z

10x02 Stephen Fry

10x02 Stephen Fry

  • 2015-02-01T22:30:00Z1h

In a special extended episode, recorded in the former Dublin home of his idol, Oscar Wilde, shortly before his recent marriage to Elliot Spencer, Stephen Fry talks to Gay Byrne with astonishing frankness about his childhood, his career, his criminal past and drug habit, his sexuality and the bi-polar condition that gave rise to depression and two suicide attempts, before a combination of medication and a loving relationship brought him to a much happier state.

A convinced atheist, he believes his life has no more meaning than the universe itself, but sees that as a liberation, not a curse, and all the more reason to live life to the full.

2015-02-08T22:30:00Z

10x03 Barry McGuigan

10x03 Barry McGuigan

  • 2015-02-08T22:30:00Z1h

Barry McGuigan talks to Gay about his strong Catholic faith.

2015-02-15T22:30:00Z

10x04 Mary Black

10x04 Mary Black

  • 2015-02-15T22:30:00Z1h

Mary Black talks about her disillusion with the Church, her struggles with depression and her mystical experiences.

2015-03-22T22:30:00Z

10x05 Earl Spencer

10x05 Earl Spencer

  • 2015-03-22T22:30:00Z1h

Earl Spencer talks for the first time about his sister Diana’s tragic death.

2015-03-01T22:30:00Z

10x06 Dr Rowan Williams

10x06 Dr Rowan Williams

  • 2015-03-01T22:30:00Z1h

Dr Rowan Williams talks about his controversial time as Archbishop of Canterbury, his infamy in the tabloids over his view on Islam and his deep personal faith.

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