1983 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1983.
Events
- 17 January – Breakfast Time, Britain's first breakfast show, launches on BBC1.
- 1 February – TV-am launches, with Good Morning Britain.
- 9–10 June – BBC1 and ITV broadcast coverage of the 1983 general election.
- 6 September – ITV broadcasts the STV-produced Killer. It would later be turned into a series and re-titled Taggart.[1]
Debuts
ITV
- 6 September – Taggart (1983–present)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Public Account (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Take the High Road (1980–2003)
- Now You See It (1981–1986)
Ending this year
- 21 October – Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
Births
- March – Mark Prendergast, actor
References
- ↑ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 2004-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-28.