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 – BBC One 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.

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