The School Around the Corner was a radio programme aired in the Republic of Ireland beginning at Easter, 1954, when Michael O h-Aodha gave the "idea" his blessing, Seamus Kavanagh took over as producer of the first short series.
The host would ask a question to a child of primary school age who would usually respond in a "cute" or humorous way.
The series moved back to radio from television after the setting up of RTÉ in 1966, it ran for one more year.
The programme continued until 1966 on RTÉ Television and made a short return to radio in 1966 and 1973.
Tyrone Productions offered the series to UTV in Northern Ireland where it ran for a decade from 1995 to 2005.