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Everyone fell in love with Angela Scanlon on the new Robot Wars last night

It’s back with a bang.

Jul 25th 2016, 9:38 AM 8,776 Views 3 Comments

saraangela Source: BBC

’90s NOSTALGIA HIT new heights last night with the return of the brilliant, classic BBC series Robot Wars.

And it had a couple of Irish presenters fronting it in Dara Ó Briain and Angela Scanlon.

Which made everyone here a little proud

Enjoying the prevalence of Irish accents in the new #RobotWars 🔧🍀
— Brendan Hughes (@brendanhughes64) July 24, 2016

Source: Brendan Hughes/Twitter

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*dabs eye with tricolour*

robotwars Source: wikia

Basically, the pair of them knocked it out of the park last night

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Angela’s accent was better than Dara’s, apparently

I thought @daraobriain voice was proper Irish till I heard @angelascanlon ahh to be sure it be sultry Irish I hear on new #RobotWars 💚
— Paul (@Paolomc84) July 24, 2016

Source: Paul McDonnell/Twitter

People were commending the show for sharing out the presenting duties equally between the two of them

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Equalising Dara and Angela in the pits is a solid change and it makes the whole thing even more credible. The edit more natural. #RobotWars
— Elliot Wengler is on BLUESKY: wengle.bsky.social (@Wengle) July 24, 2016

Source: Elliot Wengler/Twitter

New Robot Wars series Source: BBC

Some were even thanking Angela for a job well done

@angelascanlon I've been a mahoosive fan of #RobotWars since day 1,and would like to thank you for a job well done! I loved every second!
— Demon © (@DemonTraitor) July 24, 2016

Source: Demon/Twitter

To sum it up – the new show was a massive hit, and Angela just might be the star of it

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The crowd even went above and beyond with their signs

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The whole thing was a nostalgic throwback

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YES, it’s back with a bang

wars Source: BBC

The general consensus seems to be that they showed Top Gear how to properly reboot a show.

Well played.

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Everyone fell in love with Angela Scanlon on the new Robot Wars last night