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  • 2016-10-16T21:30:00Z 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

2016-10-16T21:30:00Z

13x01 John Sheahan

Season Premiere

13x01 John Sheahan

  • 2016-10-16T21:30:00Z1h

John Sheahan, the last man standing from The Dubliners’ legendary line-up, returned to the place that inspired his famous Marino Waltz and spoke to Gay Byrne.

2016-10-23T21:30:00Z

13x02 Garry Hynes

13x02 Garry Hynes

  • 2016-10-23T21:30:00Z1h

Garry Hynes, Tony award winning theatre director and founder of Druid Theatre Company, shares her views on life and matters spiritual.

2016-10-30T22:30:00Z

13x03 André Rieu

13x03 André Rieu

  • 2016-10-30T22:30:00Z1h

There’s music, waltzes, laughter and a unique insight into the life and love, beliefs and values of the Dutch Master showman and violinist, André Rieu.

2016-11-06T22:30:00Z

13x04 Joanne O'Riordan

13x04 Joanne O'Riordan

  • 2016-11-06T22:30:00Z1h

Meet the youngest ever guest on The Meaning of Life, Joanne O'Riordan, whose extraordinary life, achievements and attitudes will truly inspire

2016-11-13T22:30:00Z

13x05 Shaykq Al Quadri

13x05 Shaykq Al Quadri

  • 2016-11-13T22:30:00Z1h

Shaykq Al Quadri, The Meaning of Life’s first Muslim guest, tells Gay how his Pakistani roots and Dutch upbringing shaped his commitment to peaceful co-existence, not in spite of Islam, but because of it

13x06 Archbishop Charles J. Brown

  • 2016-11-20T22:30:00Z1h

Archbishop Charles J. Brown, the New York-born Papal Nuncio – the Vatican’s Ambassador to Ireland – reveals how a Himalayan trek in his twenties ignited his faith and vocation

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