The kids take over on new RTÉ show First Class Takes
RTÉ has launched a new digital-first show titled 'First Class Takes,' featuring comedian Tony Cantwell interviewing primary school children. The series aims to capture candid, humorous conversations about daily life, distributed across platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
Why it matters
This reflects the shift in traditional media broadcasters adapting legacy formats for younger, digital-native audiences through social media platforms.
Ok, here's the pitch - take a slightly zany Irish comedian and shove him into a classroom full of school kids aged from six to 12 years old, point a camera at them and watch the chats and the giggles flow.
That’s the simple concept behind First Class Takes , a new digital-first show from RTÉ Kids that reboots, nay, turbocharges much-loved RTÉ series School Around the Corner and plonks it firmly in our modern world of perma-scrolling and online clip culture.
Airing on the RTÉ Kids YouTube channel along with clips on Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts, the seven-minute long show debuts on Friday and will see children talk candidly and often hilariously about anything and everything - from school, to family, and from friendships to everyday life.
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