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The View (Irish TV programme) spin-off programme which featured different artist interviews and profiles from around Ireland. A special edition was broadcast on 13 April 2009. Titled "The View Presents: Duke Special versus Neil Hannon", it saw Neil Hannon and Duke Special performing songs from each others's careers, a duet together and answering questions put to them by John Kelly. The last episode of "The View" was broadcast on RTÉ One on 13 December 2011. A new replacement programme called "The Works" replaced "The View", beginning on 26 January 2012. The View (Irish TV programme) The View is an Irish television programme broadcast on RTÉ