1983 in Irish television

The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1983.

Events

• 11 September – The rural drama series Glenroe is first aired on RTÉ Television.^[1]
• 2 October – Murphy's Micro-Quiz-M, a quiz show featured the use of computers, is first aired.^[1]
• 27 October – The International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences of the U.S.A. presents Salute to Irish Television, an evening of RTÉ Television programmes, at the Lincoln Center in New York City.^[1]
• 29 October – The Late Late Show is broadcast live from New York.^[1]
• 24 November – Access Community Television, a series of programmes made by groups such as seminarians, young travellers and Garda trainees first goes on air.^[1]

Debuts

RTÉ 1

• 10 January – Ballymagash (1983)
• 11 September – Glenroe (1983–2001)
• Undated – Caught in a Free State (1983)
• Undated – The Irish R.M. (1983–1985)

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–present)
• Bosco (1979–1998)
• 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