The Late Late Show season 50

On 17 February 2012, Noel Gallagher appeared on The Late Late Show. He spoke of playing Gaelic football at Croke Park and was presented with a signed Dublin jersey. "I used to play Gaelic Football - not professionally of course - with a team from Manchester. We were under-14, 16 and 18 champions consecutively" (When Tubridy asked him where he played) "What position? I've no idea. I can't remember. But we were called Oisíns - whatever that means I don't know - and we came to Dublin to play exhibition matches against some Dublin teams in Croke Park. We were hammered, but there is a photograph of me scoring a point in Croke Park. I haven't got the photograph but there is a photograph in existence."^[7]

Twenty-eight episode

On 16 March 2012, Tubridy probed the personal life of Mia Farrow on The Late Late Show. Farrow later described him as "not very gracious".^[8]

Thirty-third episode

On 20 April 2012, Tubridy interviewed Jenny McDonald, Ruth Bowie and Arlette Lyons, women who aborted their babies.^[9]

Special editions

The season's edition of The Late Late Toy Show was broadcast on 2 December 2011.^{[10][11][12][13]} It was the most watched show in 17 years and of 2011, with A National Address By An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD in second place and the Eurovision Song Contest in third place.^[14] Tubridy later admitted that he had to apologise to a lady in the audience whom he had hit with a soiled nappy tossed carelessly aside during one of the toy demonstrations.^[15]

The

The final episode of the season, broadcast on 1 June 2012, was a 50th anniversary special. Guests included past presenters Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, as well as Dustin the Turkey, Nell McCafferty, Liam Neeson, Sinéad O'Connor, Tommy Tiernan, Bono and Imelda May.^[17]

Episode list

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