1. Events

2. Debuts
    ITV 

3. Television series

4. Ending this year

5. Births

6. See also

7. References

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1983.

Events

• 17 January – Breakfast Time, Britain's first breakfast show, launches on BBC1. The new service includes four opt-outs which allow BBC Scotland to broadcast its own news bulletin.
• 1 February – TV-am launches, with Good Morning Britain. However this is a national service with no opt-outs for Scottish news.
• 9–10 June – Television 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

See also

• 1983 in Scotland

References

• John Butler (disambiguation)
• John Butler (footballer, born 1962)
• John Butler (Irish politician)
• John Butler (Nova Scotia politician)
• John Butler of Clonamicklon
• John Butler of Kilcash
• John Butler (running back)
• John Butler (Running back)
• John Butler Train
• John Butler Trio Discography
• John Butler Trio discography
• John Butler Tytus
• John Butt (cricketer)
• John Butterfield (disambiguation)
• John Butterfield (stagecoach operator)
• John Butters Power Station, Tasmania
• John Buttery
• John Buttigeig
• John Buttigieg
• John Buttigieg (disambiguation)
• John Butt (musician)
• John Button (artist)
• John Button (racing driver)
• John Button (Rallycross driver)
• John Butts