1983 in Irish television

Events

• 10 January – Satirical television programme Ballymagash premieres on RTÉ Television hosted by Frank Kelly.
• 11 September – The rural drama series Glenroe is first aired on RTÉ Television.
• 2 October – Murphy's Micro-Quiz-M is first aired. It is a quiz show which features the use of computers.
• 27 October – The International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences of the United States presents Salute to Irish Television, an evening of RTÉ Television programmes, at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
• 29 October – The Late Late Show is broadcast live from New York.
• 24 November – Access Community Television, a series of programmes made by groups such as seminarians, young travellers and Garda trainees first goes on air.

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 6 January – UK/IRE The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)
• 10 January – Ballymagash (1983)
• 10 January – AUS/UK The Coral Island (1983)
• 11 January – UK Andy Robson (1982–1993)
• 17 January – USA The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle (1979–1980)
• 14 March – UK Into the Labyrinth (1981–1982)
• 26 May – NZ Under the Mountain (1981)
• 21 July – AUS Come Midnight Monday (1982)
• 11 September – Glenroe (1983–2001)
• 1 November – USA Pandamonium (1982)
• 9 November – AUS The Nargun and the Stars (1981)
• Undated – Caught in a Free State (1983)
• Undated – USA The A-Team (1982–1987)

RTÉ 2

• 15 April – UK Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
• 21 April – UK Breakpoint (1982)
• 16 November – USA Manimal (1983)

Ongoing television programmes

1960s

• RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
• RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
• The Late Late Show (1962–present)

1970s

• Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
• Trom agus Éadrom (1975–1985)
• The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
• RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014)
• Bosco (1979–1996)
• The Sunday Game (1979–present)

1980s

• Today Tonight (1982–1992)
• Mailbag (1982–1996)

Ending this year

• 28 March – Ballymagash (1983)
• Unknown - Caught in a Free State (1983)

Births

• 19 June – Aidan Turner, actor

References

References

1. "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie.