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The Remote: Stanley Tucci's Italian food trip, RTÉ 2 gets arty and more Tiger King

Here are some TV highlights for the week ahead.

THE REMOTE IS our weekly look at upcoming TV highlights.

From drama and comedy, to factual and reality TV, we’ll bring you some of the shows to watch out for from both traditional broadcasters and the main streaming services.

Find yourself a comfy spot.

Something flogging a dead tiger

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If you felt that two Netflix documentary series and two Louis Theroux specials were not enough, ‘The Tiger King’ now has a scripted show in his name. 

Well, Joe Exotic himself is it prison so John Cameron Mitchell plays him in this new series, with SNL’s Kate McKinnon playing Joe’s rival Carole Baskin. 

Joe Vs Carole seeks to squeeze more social media buzz from perhaps the most famous animal abuse case in the world. 

When’s it on? Steaming on Friday 4 March on Sky, NOW TV and Peacock

Something to get your taste buds flowing

BBC Trailers / YouTube

Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy does exactly what it says on the tin. 

The US-actor of Italian heritage goes to his family’s homeland to meet people and eat the best of what he can find. Tucci won an Emmy award for the travel series. 

Not bad for driving around, eating pasta and drinking wine. What’s not to like? 

When’s it on? Sunday at 7.15pm on BBC Two

Something thoughtful

Movieclips Indie / YouTube

As part of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, VM TV is broadcasting a host of Irish productions this week. It’s Not Yet Dark is one such film.

The Colin Farrell-narrated documentary tells the ground-breaking story of Simon Fitzmaurice, a talented young Irish film maker with Motor Neuron Disease as he embarks on directing his first feature film through the use of his eyes and eye gaze technology.

When’s it on? Thursday at 9pm on Virgin Media Three

Something to get creative

RTÉ Kids / YouTube

This Is Art Club! is a new series for young artists from the National College of Art and Design campus. 

The show promises to bring young people behind the scenes in different industries to be an ‘artist’s apprentice’ for a day. They’ll try out all sorts of creative careers from pottery throwing to costume design, sign painting, glass blowing and special effects model making.

Muralist Holly Pereira and and sculptor Shane Keeling host the creative talent. 

When’s it on? Thursday at 5pm on RTÉ 2 and the RTÉ Player 

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    May 14th 2013, 7:53 PM

    An anonymous researcher eh? We all know Batman has form for this type of thing.

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    May 14th 2013, 9:14 PM

    I’m with you, definitely batman!

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    May 14th 2013, 7:46 PM

    That’s my PC – the little red blob under the blue one!

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    May 14th 2013, 10:29 PM

    The gif that keeps on giffing.

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    May 14th 2013, 7:57 PM

    Is this where my download limit went ?

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    May 14th 2013, 8:49 PM

    That’s cool, probably illegal but still cool

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    May 14th 2013, 11:45 PM

    I guess canadians dont like the internet.

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    May 14th 2013, 11:51 PM

    They have other things to worry aboot.

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    May 14th 2013, 11:54 PM

    Yeah, those moose wont milk themselves.

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    May 15th 2013, 4:23 AM

    Actually, Canadians have the world’s highest per capita Internet use.

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/tech-news/canada-tops-globe-in-internet-usage/article551593/

    Interpretation of the map needs to consider population density. Most Canadians. Live close to the US border. Population density in the North is very low.

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    Jul 10th 2013, 9:18 AM

    That’s because 95% of Canada’s Population is right along the American Border so it blends in with the US

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    Jul 10th 2013, 9:25 AM

    We don’t say that

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    May 14th 2013, 9:25 PM

    ‘Took control’ I assume there’s good reason he stayed anonymous! Still pretty cool though!

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    May 14th 2013, 7:39 PM

    Nice gif but some people have way to much time on their hands….

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    May 14th 2013, 7:58 PM

    Gif him a chance

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    May 14th 2013, 9:15 PM

    Gif over Enda!

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    May 15th 2013, 1:01 PM

    This is ridiculously illegal ( “control over some 420, 000 …” ), but results are pretty cool.

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    May 15th 2013, 9:30 AM

    The differences in primetime usages depending on daylight between Ireland and the US is interesting. Ireland hits a peak near end of daylight whereas the US East and West peak midway through available daylight hours.
    I wonder if that changes again significantly depending on Winter/Summer time daylight hours?

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    Jul 10th 2013, 9:43 AM
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