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.
Ruby (Season 1)
Leo Bassi, Raoul Heertje, Eddie Izzard, Terry Jones, Babben Larsson (Episode 1)
Air date: 1997-05-12
Eve Arnold, John Simpson (Episode 2)
Air date: 1997-05-13
Marianne Faithfull, Lucinda Lambton, Will Self (Episode 3)
Air date: 1997-05-14
Carrie Fisher, Salman Rushdie (Episode 4)
Air date: 1997-05-19
Carrie Fisher, Helen Lederer, Joanna Bowen, Kathy Lette (Episode 5)
Air date: 1997-05-20
Carrie Fisher, John Lahr, Hugh Laurie (Episode 6)
Air date: 1997-05-21
Frances Barber, Meera Syal (1) (Episode 7)
Air date: 1997-05-27
Frances Barber, Meera Syal (2) (Episode 8)
Air date: 1997-05-28
Jeremy Hardy, Jonathan Miller, Muriel Spark (Episode 9)
Air date: 1997-05-29
John Diamond, Carmen Callil, Helena Kennedy (Episode 10)
Air date: 1997-06-02
Rupert Everett, Jill Robinson, Fiona Shaw, Martin Sherman (Episode 11)
Air date: 1997-06-03
Alan Davies, Anna Massey, Glenys Kinnock (Episode 12)
Air date: 1997-06-04
