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The School Around the Corner is coming back

“They’ve computers now you see….is the school around the corner just the same?”

Oct 9th 2012, 5:53 PM 15,928 Views 35 Comments

Presenter Gerry Ryan during the 1990s

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THE IRREPRESSIBLE THEME tune, Gerry Ryan’s oversized shirts, the bizarrely-colourful set and the unpredictable words from the mouths of babes made the School Around the Corner a must-watch in most Irish households in the early-1990s.

The folk at RTÉ must be getting nostalgic as they’ve decided to bring the programme back for its fourth incarnation. The broadcaster announced today that it has commissioned a special edition of the programme for Christmas.

“The much loved format will be presented by Ray D’Arcy,” the press office tweeted.

We’re hoping he raids the old wardrobes.

WATCH:

The theme tune, plus bonus Turlough:

The war of the grannies…and the dead budgie:

The kids got more exotic…and so did the shirts:

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The School Around the Corner is coming back

“They’ve computers now you see….is the school around the corner just the same?”