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The 49th season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running^[1] chat show, began on 3 September 2010 and concluded on 27 May 2011. Ryan Tubridy's second season as host, it aired on RTÉ One each Friday evening from 21:30. Viewing figures hit a 12-year high during this season.^[2]

The first guest of the season was former British prime minister Tony Blair. The live interview occurred the night before a book signing at Eason's which attracted international attention when Blair was pelted with shoes and eggs and successfully evaded an attempted citizen's arrest on charges of war crimes.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Other guests this season included Bob Geldof, Philip Nitschke, Gordon Brown, Eamon Gilmore (before he became Tánaiste), Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, Giovanni Trapattoni, Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Brendan O'Carroll, Michael Parkinson, Maureen O'Hara, Rhys Ifans and Howard Marks. Golfers Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy were interviewed in separate episodes (in September and in March), as were Ireland football forwards Robbie Keane and Kevin Doyle (in December with wife Claudine and in April). First Irish interviews were granted by Neil Diamond and Kate and Gerry McCann. Musical guests this season included Clannad, Lighthouse Family, Villagers, Suede, Thin Lizzy, Elbow, Ronnie Wood, Republic of Loose, Bell X1, Mary Black, The Script, Tom Jones, Two Door Cinema Club and Imelda May.

The season's conclusion coincided with a tumultuous week in the history of the Irish state, with the death of former Taoiseach Dr. Garret FitzGerald occurring between the state visits of Queen Elizabeth II and Barack Obama. John Bowman and the Taoiseach Enda Kenny, were on hand to offer advice to viewers of The Late Late Show on these matters.

Tony Blair interview

Former British prime minister Tony Blair was the first guest of the season. It was Blair's first live television interview since the publication of his memoirs, A Journey (Pat Kenny obtained the first radio interview for Today with Pat Kenny but this was broadcast after the televised interview).^[8] Blair is believed to have taken this decision as he had hoped it would divert attention away from the more negative aspects of his foreign policy as UK prime minister, i.e. Afghanistan and Iraq.^[9] Tubridy spent an entire week studying Blair in preparation for the interview,^[8] and sought advice from Jon Snow of the UK's Channel 4 on which manner he ought to adopt in dealing with Blair.^[9]^[9] Snow vowed that anything interesting obtained during the interview would be broadcast on Channel 4 News.^[9] Blair wore a tie, though initially seemed reluctant to do so.^[10] Blair arrived to the sounds of dozens of protesters who had gathered outside the TV studio.^[9] 10 minutes were spent discussing Blair's role in the Northern Ireland peace process.^[10] Then the conversation turned to Blair's part in the wars of Afghanistan and Iraq.^[10] Tubridy asked Blair if he was a war criminal; however, Blair denied his belief in such a thing.^[10] He also denied having "blood on his hands" and looked generally quite annoyed at such questions.^[9] Blair stated his lack of desire to take decisions "based on [the wants of] those that{{sic}} shout most".^[11] He also stated that military action against Iran should not be ruled out.^[12] Blair was later photographed amusing himself in the company of Jedward, also guests on the same episode.^[11]^[13] Other guests that night included Donncha O'Callaghan and Imelda May.^[14]

Second episode

Willie O'Dea, who resigned as Minister for Defence in some controversy, announced during his appearance on the second show of the season that he would be standing for re-election.^[15] He maintained his seat, as his party Fianna Fáil collapsed around him.

Fifth episode

The incident followed on from Ifans's playful request to buy Tubridy a drink. Tubridy said, "Uh absolutely" then tried to ask Ifans about his latest film. Ifans said, "It's called Neverland and uh, it's a prequel to Peter Pan. Yeah? OK? Are you familiar with that?" "I sure am" said Tubridy. Because you've got very Peter Panny feet" Ifans continued. Tubridy thanked him for the compliment then Ifans smiled and said "Dainty little bugger" to laughter from the studio audience.^[17]

Eighth episode

On the episode shown on 22 October 2010, the winner of the controversial poll was revealed to be John Hume. Historians noted the heavy emphasis on modern figures.^[18]

Fifteenth episode

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown blamed Irish banking system regulation failures for the country's economic crisis during an interview on the show on 10 December 2010.^[19]

Special editions

The season's edition of The Late Late Toy Show, broadcast on 26 November 2010, received a 72 per cent audience share and the highest number of viewers in 16 years.^[20] 90 per cent of the target audience watched the show.^[21]

The 2011 Eurosong Final was held on The Late Late Show on 11 February. Reported as one possible act in advance were Jedward.^[22] The five acts were named on 28 January 2011 as Don Mescall, Jedward, The Vard Sisters, Nikki Kavanagh and a then yet-to-be-named mystery act. The mystery act was later named as BLING.^[23] Jedward were announced as the winning act with their song "Lipstick" representing Ireland at Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf.

List of episodes

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=1128 |title=Dima performs at The Late Late Show |work=Eurovision |date=31 May 2008 |accessdate=4 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225144334/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news/belgrade-2008?id=1128 |archivedate=25 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}* {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7848737.stm |title=Paisley on RTE's Late Late Show |work=BBC News |date=24 January 2009 |accessdate=4 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225144424/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7848737.stm |archivedate=25 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}* {{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8045336.stm |title=Late Late show getting new face |work=BBC News |date=12 May 2009 |accessdate=4 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225144531/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8045336.stm |archivedate=25 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}* {{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0602/breaking69.htm |title=Kenny's final viewer figures released |newspaper=The Irish Times |publisher=Irish Times Trust |date=2 June 2009 |accessdate=4 September 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225144707/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/kenny-s-final-viewer-figures-released-1.841358 |archivedate=25 February 2015 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0107/latelate2.html|title=Late Late figures hit 12-year high|publisher=RTÉ|date=7 January 2011|accessdate=7 January 2011}}
3. ^{{cite news|first=Michael|last=McHale|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/protesters-aim-to-arrest-blair-on-weekend-visit-2322947.html|title=Protesters aim to 'arrest' Blair on weekend visit|newspaper=Irish Independent|date=3 September 2010|accessdate=3 September 2010}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/anti-war-protests-to-greet-tony-blair-at-book-signing-472184.html|title=Anti-war protests to greet Tony Blair at book signing|work=Irish Examiner|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154025/http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/anti-war-protests-to-greet-tony-blair-at-book-signing-472184.html|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
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6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0904/blairt.html|title=Arrests after protests at Tony Blair event|work=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|publisher=RTÉ|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154302/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0904/135211-blairt/|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
7. ^{{cite news|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/video/europe/2010/09/20109414012490770.html|title=Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin|work=Aljazeera|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154416/http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2010/09/20109414012490770.html|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
8. ^¹{{cite news|first=Melanie|last=Finn|url=http://www.herald.ie/national-news/pat-beats-rival-ryan-with-first-blair-interview-2324704.html|title=Pat beats rival Ryan with first Blair interview|newspaper=Evening Herald|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010}}
9. ^¹{{cite news|first=Melanie|last=Finn|url=http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/around-town/tubridy-gets-blair-advice-from-snow-2323219.html|title=Tubridy gets Blair advice from Snow|newspaper=Evening Herald|date=3 September 2010|accessdate=3 September 2010}}
10. ^¹²³{{cite news|first=Adelina|last=Campos|url=http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/bertie-pops-in-on-tony-for-his-free-book-2324742.html|title=Bertie pops in on Tony for his free book|newspaper=Evening Herald|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010}}
11. ^¹²³⁴⁵{{cite news|first=Lisa|last=O'Carroll|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/sep/04/tony-blair-jedward-ireland|title=Tony Blair interview greeted by Iraq war protesters and Jedward fans|work=The Guardian|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.itv.com/news/tony-blair-speaks-out24962/|title=Tony Blair speaks out|work=ITV|date=4 September 2010|accessdate=4 September 2010|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907033900/http://www.itv.com/news/tony-blair-speaks-out24962/|archivedate=7 September 2010|df=}}
13. ^{{cite news|title=Blair finds his WMDs: That's Weapons of Music Destruction!|newspaper=News of the World|date=4 September 2010}}
14. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.iftn.ie/broadcast/BroadcastNews/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283327&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=Blair & O'Callaghan in 'Late Late' Hot Seat|work=Irish Film and Television Network|date=3 September 2010|accessdate=3 September 2010}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0911/odeaw.html|title=O'Dea says he will stand for re-election|publisher=RTÉ|date=11 September 2010|accessdate=11 September 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154702/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0911/135484-odeaw/|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056917281&page=37|title=The Late Late Show: April 5th 2013. Starring Tom Cruise! #550 - 23:08|date=5 April 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154850/http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056917281&page=37|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXi8OG0jCz8|title=Marks and Ifans: Mr. Nice Interview (15:00-15:40)|work=RTÉ|date=1 October 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225154957/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXi8OG0jCz8|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
18. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1023/breaking11.html|title=Hume wins 'Ireland's greatest' award|work=The Irish Times|date=23 October 2010|accessdate=24 October 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225155217/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/hume-wins-ireland-s-greatest-award-1.866127|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
19. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1211/economy.html|title=Brown blames regulation for crisis|publisher=RTÉ|date=13 December 2010|accessdate=13 December 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225155415/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1211/295411-economy/|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
20. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/1130/latelateshow.html|title=1.4m tune into Late Late Toy Show|publisher=RTÉ|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=30 November 2010}}
21. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283537&tpl=archnews&force=1|title=‘Toy Show’ Plays With 1.4million Viewers|work=Irish Film and Television Network|date=30 November 2010|accessdate=30 November 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225155327/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4283537&tpl=archnews&force=1|archivedate=25 February 2015}}
22. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/jedward-want-a-shot-at-eurovision-15020419.html|title=Jedward want a shot at Eurovision|work=The Belfast Telegraph|date=3 December 2010|accessdate=3 December 2010}}
23. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/0204/eurosong.html|title=Eurosong mystery act is revealed|publisher=RTÉ|date=4 February 2011|accessdate=4 February 2011}}