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Ryan Confidential is an Irish home-produced [1] television programme broadcast on RTÉ One. It is presented by Gerry Ryan. [2] The format places Ryan and celebrity guests in restaurants and hotels, designed to provide a more intimate setting than a studio. Ryan then interviews his guests. [3] The programme, billed by RTÉ as "entertainment", [4] has proven very popular and has run for six seasons. It was created by the producer David Blake Knox. The 2008 season began on 4 September, ending after eight editions on 23 October 2008.
Previous guests on Ryan Confidential have included Ben Dunne who spoke of feeling like a "bloody eejit" for provoking the set up of the Tribunals [5], Colin Farrell whose use of "salty language" prompted a large number of complaints despite an on-screen warning about the show's content [6] and Brian O'Driscoll who appeared replete with "interesting haircut" before an important Magners League match for Leinster. [7] The Irish Times critic, Shane Hegarty said of an early interview with multimillionaire step dancer Michael Flatley: ``Gerry Ryan returned to the television screens again this week. He has a habit of doing that, like a fly you thought you'd chased from the room.`` [8] Ryan alluded to the upset this remark caused him in a special Ryan Tubridy Confidential, aired on 16 October 2008 to coincide with the release of the presenter's autobiography, in which the tables were turned on the regular interviewer as he was asked questions by his protegé Ryan Tubridy. Tubridy was selected after RTÉ expressed their dissatisfaction at Ryan's original plan - to interview himself. [9]
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This is an incomplete and comprehensive list of guests who have featured on Ryan Confidential. [10]
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1. Gerry Ryan was interviewed by Ryan Tubridy on this very special occasion to promote his newly released autobiography.
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[edit] Specials
A Ryan Confidential Special, in tribute to Joe Dolan, a past guest on the show who had died, was screened on RTÉ One on 24 March 2008 at 18:30.
Ronnie Drew: A Ryan Confidential Special aired on 1 January 2009 on RTÉ One at 18:30.
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