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Humans Channel4 OnDemand, until January 2017, Series 2, episode 1 The conscious Synthetics are back, as are the humans who mostly misunderstand and mistreat them. Channel4’s biggest drama hit of the last 20 years, written by Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley, Humans is now well into its second season, so stop trailing behind. Niska (Emily Barrington left), always the most militant and least predictable of David Elster’s free-thinking Synths, has uploaded the secret code that confers consciousness, and one by one around the world, Synths are waking from their programmed lives into full awareness. Meanwhile, the Hawkins family are getting along better, despite dad Joe losing his job — although the youngest, Sophie seems to be showing disturbing signs of Synth-style behaviour. Then Niska crashes back into their lives, while Leo Elster and Max set up a receiving group for the escaped newly-conscious Synths. Carrie-Anne Moss appears as Dr Morrow, a brilliant A1 scientist interested in artificial consciousness for her own reasons. Michael, They’ve Shot Them RTE Player, until December 23 This explores the effect of the 1916 Easter Rising in faraway Australia. The executions, in the middle of World War 1, caused the Cork-born Archbishop of Melbourne, David Mannix, to take a public stance against conscription, then a big issue for Australians. As a result, a sectarian divide opened within Australian society, with the emergence of an Irish-Australian Catholic force, that would shape the political and social trajectory of the country. This documentary, made by a Melbourne-based Irish production company, traces the cause and effect of the conscription stance. The Kennedys’ Irish Mafia TV3 Player, until December 24 Award-winning documentary delving into the largely untold story of the Irish who surrounded JFK, their unswerving loyalty and devotion, and how it played out.