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The Remote: Concert for Ukraine, Ireland's celebrity architects and Channel 4's 'sex experiment'

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 live

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Never a man to see a microphone he didn’t like, Ed Sheeran will be taking part in a charity concert in Birmingham to raise money for Ukraine.

Snow Patrol Tom Odell and Camila Cabello are among the others who will be performing at the Concert for Ukraine. 

Ukrainian band Antytila have generated a lot publicity by offering to perform remotely from Kyiv, “under the bombs” if necessary. 

When’s it on? Virgin Media One and ITV One tonight at 8pm 

Something from another period

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Bridgerton, the raunchy period drama about Regency London’s competitive marriage market, is back for a second series after its phenomenally successful first.  

Another of the Bridgerton sisters is looking for a suitor, with Ireland’s Nicola Coughlan back again as part of the ensemble cast. 

When’s it on? Streaming now on Netflix

Something to stretch the notion of an experiment

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Anyone who’s watched Love is Blind or Married at First Sight will know that both try to pass off a perfectly fine reality TV show as a dating ‘experiment’. 

Well, this trend is now being stretched even further. Channel 4 this week debuts Open House: The Great Sex Experiment in which a number of monogamous couples decide to see if they’d be happier in an open relationship. 

One the couples apparently even allowed the cameras in for their first threesome. The Nobel Prize must be in the post. 

When’s it on? Friday at 10pm on Channel 4 

Something back from the brink of ruin

 

Hugh Wallace’s challenge to Dermot Bannon as Ireland’s most exposed TV architect kicks up on a notch, as he now helms two RTÉ shows at the same time. 

Home of the Year is ongoing but Great House Revival is now back for another series.

The show sees dilapidated homes being brought back to life with toil and investment and also provides some history to the often protected structures and their sites. 

When’s it on? Sundays at 9.30pm on RTÉ One and on 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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