The RTÉ Player team share their top picks to watch on RTÉ Player this week.
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Other Voices Belfast, From the Duncairn
As crowds prepare to descend upon Dingle next weekend for one of Ireland’s most iconic musical gatherings, take time to check out Other Voices Belfast as, in October 2017, Belfast’s Duncairn Centre welcomed Other Voices to the city with open arms.
A feast for the senses, this potent evening of live music showcased the best in new musical talent featuring sets from Grammy shortlisted trad giants Beoga, lo-fi acoustic gems from Portadown’s Jealous of the Birds and some daring, minimalist electronic magic from Derry’s Ryan Vail.
Presented by Huw Stephens, May Kay and Rigsy, watch Other Voices Belfast, From the Duncairn now on RTÉ Player
What's New?
Ride Upon the Storm
If you’re a fan of Scandinavian dramas then look no further to Ride Upon the Storm. Centred around parents Johannes and Elisabeth and their sons August and Christian, the story details a family of priests tracing its roots back more than 250 years.
Johannes, the head of the family is God-like to his sons in that he gives, loves and punishes. Showing favouritism to August and disappointment in Christian, his actions force his sons into making desperate choices in order to either gain his love or break free from him.
Starring Lars Mikkelsen (House of Cards), Ride Upon The Storm explores good and evil and the spiritual journey towards seeking a greater meaning in life because we all want to believe in something when a storm is approaching. Watch the first episode now on RTÉ Player.
What Not to Miss?
EVIL – A Would You Believe? Special
Psychology, psychiatry, neurology, criminology and theology reporter Mick Peelo attempts to get to the heart of evil. We all know what evil looks like but what exactly is it?
With the help of neurologist, Dr Clare Kelly from Trinity College, Dublin, Mick questions whether an MRI scan can locate evil in the brain. Is there an evil spot? If so, how did it get there? Is it possible to get inside the criminal mind to find out what makes some people do the awful things they do?
The one dissenting voice that Mick meets among all his guests is that of Fr Pat Collins. A Catholic priest and a trained psychologist, he claims he has experience of dealing with evil spirits and, just when you think that Fr Pat would of course say that, given he’s a Catholic priest, Psychotherapist Christine Louise de Cannonville puts a spanner in the works when she tells Mick of her personal experience with the demonic! Watch now on RTÉ Player.
Pick of the Week
Awake, The Science of Sleep
In Awake, The Science of Sleep Dr. Pixie McKenna explores the very latest in sleep science and reveals the catastrophic health concerns that can arise from not getting enough shuteye.
We spend a third of our life doing it but if we are not sleeping properly our risks for cancer, obesity, mental illness, serious accident and death rises. Sleep deprivation has even been referred to as a ‘silent epidemic’ in Ireland.
In the doc, Pixie meets some of our 270,000 Irish shift and night workers to discuss the growing concerns around such sleep patterns (shift workers have a 40% greater risk of cardiovascular disease) and what we can do to combat these risks. Watch now on RTÉ Player.
