# 1983 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1983.

## Events

* 16 February: Euskal Telebista, Basque Country’s Regional Television channel is launched. It is the first time a Television Network other than the State-owned TVE broadcasts in Spain.
* 23 April: Remedios Amaya and her song Quien maneja mi barca scored nule points at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 in Munich, being ranked last.
* 23 April: Punk Music band Las Vulpes perform the song Me gusta ser una zorra (I Like Being a Slut) during the show Caja de ritmos, directed and hosted by Carlos Tena. Angry reaction against the lyrics even with political consequences as the issue is studied by the Parliament. The show is cancelled.
* 6 July: Inauguration of TVE new studios in San Cugat del Vallés (Barcelona).
* 21 September: José Luis Balbín is dismissed as Head of the TVE News Department.

## Debuts

| Title | Channel | Debut | Performers/Host | Genre |
| Anillos de oro | La 1 | 1983-10-07 | Ana Diosdado | Drama series |
| Caja de ritmos | La 1 | 1983-04-09 | Carlos Tena | Music |
| Como lo ves | La 1 | 1983-10-15 | Enrique Miret | Youth |
| Dentro de un orden | La 1 | 1983-10-12 | Cristina García Ramos | Cultural/Science |
| El arca de Noé | La 1 | 1983-10-25 | Joaquín Araujo | Documentary |
| El dominical | La 2 | 1984-10-09 | César Abeytua | Variety show |
| El jardín de Venus | La 2 | 1983-10-11 | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Drama series |
| El mayorazgo de Labraz | La 1 | 1983-05-14 | Joaquín Hinojosa | Drama series |
| Españoles | La 1 | 1983-04-11 | Victoria Prego | Talk show |
| Esta es mi tierra | La 1 | 1983-04-13 | | Documentary |
| La buena música | La 2 | 1983-10-05 | | Music |
| La Celestina | La 1 | 1983-10-04 | Nuria Torray | Drama series |
| La Comedia | La 1 | 1983-10-25 | | Theatre |
| La edad de oro | La 2 | 1983-05-17 | Paloma Chamorro | Music |
| La Tarde | La 1 | 1983-05-13 | Fernando Cubedo | Variety show |
| Las Cortes de España | La 1 | 1983-10-08 | Florencio Solchaga | News |
| Las pícaras | La 1 | 1983-04-08 | Amparo Muñoz | Drama series |
| Lecciones de tocador | La 1 | 1983-10-06 | Rafael Alonso | Drama series |
| Los desastres de la guerra | La 1 | 1983-06-06 | Sancho Gracia | Drama series |
| Ni en vivo ni en directo | La 1 | 1983-04-09 | Emilio Aragón | Comedy |
| Otros pueblos] | La 1 | 1983-10-09 | Luis Pancorbo | Documentary |
| Puesta a punto | La 2 | 1983-10-03 | Eva Nasarre | Sport |
| Si yo fuera presidente | La 2 | 1983-10-11 | Fernando García Tola | Talk show |
| Sonatas | La 1 | 1983-09-25 | Manuel Sierra | Drama series |
| Taller de Teatro | La 2 | 1983-12-24 | | Theatre |
| Tempo de papel | La 2 | 1983-06-16 | Fanny Rubio | Cultural/Science |
| Tocata | La 1 | 1983-10-04 | Mercedes Resino | Music |
| Última frontera | La 2 | 1983-04-13 | Manuel Toharia | Cultural/Science |
| Últimas preguntas | La 2 | 1983-10-06 | José María Martín Patino | Religion |
| Un encargo original | La 2 | 1983-06-25 | | Theatre |
| Y sin embargo, te quiero | La 1 | 1983-09-08 | Pastora Vega | Variety show |

## Television shows
### La 1

* Telediario (1957- )
* Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1972-2004)
* Estudio estadio (1972-2005)
* Informe Semanal (1973- )
* Gente joven (1976-1987)
* Parlamento (1978-2014)
* Vivir cada día (1978-1988)
* Más vale prevenir (1979-1987)
* Barrio Sésamo (1979-2000)
* Consumo (1981-1987)
* ¿Un Mundo feliz? (1981-1987)
* Buenas noches (1982-1984)
* En paralelo (1982-1984)
* Encuentros en libertad (1982-1984)
* Nosotros (1982-1984)
* Usted, por ejemplo (1982-1984)
* Pista libre (1982-1985)
* El Arte de vivir (1982-1987)
* De película (1982-1991)

### La 2

* Estudio abierto (1970-1985)
* La víspera de nuestro tiempo (1981-1984)
* Al filo de lo imposble (1982- )
* Pueblo de Dios (1982- )
* La Puerta del misterio (1982-1984)

## Ending this year
### La 1

* Revista de toros (1971-1983)
* El gran circo de TVE (1973-1983)
* 300 millones (1977-1983)
* Aplauso (1978-1983)
* Un Mundo para ellos (1979-1983)
* Bla, bla, bla (1981-1983)
* La Cometa blanca (1981-1983)
* El Libro gordo de Petete (1981-1983)
* Sabadabada (1981-1983)
* Su turno (1981-1983)
* Así como suena (1982-1983)
* Esta semana (1982-1983)
* El Juego de los errores (1982-1983)
* Próximamente (1982-1983)
* El Tren, El (1982-1983)
* Verdad o mentira (1982-1983)
* 3, 2, 1... contacto (1982-1983)

### La 2

* La Clave (1976-1983)
* Musical express (1980-1983)
* Alcores (1981-1983)
* El Carro de la farsa (1981-1983)
* Biblioteca Nacional (1982-1983)
* Evocación (1982-1983)

## Foreign series debuts in Spain

| English title | Spanish title | Original title | Country | Performers |
| Battlestar Galactica | Galáctica | | USA | Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene |
| Brideshead Revisited | Retorno a Brideshead | | UK | Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews |
| Condominium | La comunidad | | USA | Barbara Eden |
| Cribb | Cribb | | UK | Alan Dobie |
| Empire, Inc. | Imperio | | CAN | Kenneth Welsh |
| Fame | Fama | | USA | Debbie Allen, Gene Anthony Ray |
| Flambards | La mansión Flambards | | USA | Christine McKenna |
| Flamingo Road | Flamingo Road | | USA | Morgan Fairchild, Mark Harmon |
| Flickers | Películas | | UK | Bob Hoskins, Frances de la Tour |
| Ike | Ike | | USA | Robert Duvall, Lee Remick |
| Love for Lydia | Los amores de Lydia | | UK | Mel Martin |
| Marco Polo | Marco Polo | | USA ITA | Ken Marshall |
| M*A*S*H | MASH | | USA | Alan Alda |
| Never the Twain | Dos en discordia | | UK | Donald Sinden, Windsor Davies |
| Once Upon a Time... Space | Érase una vez... el espacio | Il était une fois... l'Espace | FRA | |
| Only When I Laugh | Sólo cuando me río | | UK | James Bolam |
| Seeing Things | Un sexto sentido | | CAN | Louis Del Grande |
| That's Incredible! | Esto es increíble | | USA | John Davidson |
| The Agatha Christie Hour | La hora de Agatha Christie | | UK | |
| The Coral Island | La isla del coral | | UK AUS | Nicholas Bond-Owen |
| The Littl' Bits | Belfy y Lillibit | Mori no Yōki na Kobitotachi | JAP | |
| The Little World of Don Camillo | El pequeño mundo de Don Camilo | | UK | Mario Adorf, Brian Blessed |
| The Mézga Family | Las aventuras de la familia Mezga | Mézga család | HUN | |
| The Paul Hogan Show | El show de Paul Hogan | | AUS | Paul Hogan |
| The Seven Dials Mystery | El misterio de las siete esferas | | UK | John Gielgud |
| The Smurfs | Los Pitufos | | La 1 | USA |
| Thomas & Sarah | Thomas y Sarah | | UK | Pauline Collins, John Alderton |
| Tom, Dick and Harriet | Tom, Dick y Harriet | | UK | Ian Ogilvy, Lionel Jeffries, Brigit Forsyth |
| Under the Mountain | Bajo la montaña | | NZL | Roy Leywood |
| Why Didn't They Ask Evans? | ¿Por qué no lo preguntaron a Evans? | | UK | Francesca Annis |

## Births

* 2 January - Lidia San José, actress
* 21 January - Paula Prendes, actress & hostess.
* 9 February - Celia Freijeiro, actress
* 10 February - Nagore Robles, hostess & pundit
* 16 June - Verónica Echegui, actress
* 4 July - Miguel Ángel Muñoz, actor & singer
* 22 July - Álex Gadea, actor
* 5 September - Patricia Pardo, hostess
* 7 November - Alberto Casado, host
* 30 November - Carla Nieto, actress

## Deaths

* 17 December - José Orjas, actor, 77
* Tota Alba, actress, 68