About this season
Ruby was a late-night talk show broadcast on BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The series premiered on 12 May 1997, and was hosted by writer and comedian Ruby Wax. In each episode Wax holds an unscripted roundtable discussion with up to five guests. Framed as a dinner party, guests included actors, writers, stand-up comedians, musicians, journalists and other well-known figures in the entertainment industry. A total of 48 episodes were broadcast between May 1997 and November 2000.
Episodes (12)
1
E1
1. Leo Bassi, Raoul Heertje, Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Babben Larsson
Aired 12 May 1997
2
E2
2. Eve Arnold, John Simpson
Aired 13 May 1997
3
E3
3. Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Lambton, Will Self
Aired 14 May 1997
4
E4
4. Carrie Fisher, Salman Rushdie
Aired 19 May 1997
5
E5
5. Carrie Fisher, Helen Lederer, Joanna Bowen, Kathy Lette
Aired 20 May 1997
6
E6
6. Carrie Fisher, John Lahr, Hugh Laurie
Aired 21 May 1997
7
E7
7. Frances Barber, Meera Syal (1)
Aired 27 May 1997
8
E8
8. Frances Barber, Meera Syal (2)
Aired 28 May 1997
9
E9
9. Jeremy Hardy, Jonathan Miller, Muriel Spark
Aired 29 May 1997
10
E10
10. John Diamond, Carmen Callil, Helena Kennedy
Aired 2 June 1997
11
E11
11. Rupert Everett, Jill Robinson, Fiona Shaw, Martin Sherman
Aired 3 June 1997
12
E12
12. Alan Davies, Anna Massey, Glenys Kinnock
Aired 4 June 1997