What’s On TV in October 1983

[MiniMort]

So after almost a years worth of neglect, here’s another what’s on TV: This time we’ll be looking at Monday evening for the 17th of October 1983:

I decided to just show programming from around 17:00 onwards, just to prevent stupidly long listings of 10 minute cartoons and school programming. Though if you want me to do one of these just for kids shows then I sure can.

BBC1:
5:40 : The Evening News
6:00 : Regional News
6:25 : Daffy Duck
6:35 : Fair Comment
6:50 : Ballamy’s New World
7:20 : The Dukes Of Hazard
8:10 : Panorama
9:00 : The Nine O’Clock News
9:25 : Hollywood Superstars : Clint Eastwood in Coogan’s Bluff
11:00 : Film 83
11:30 : News Headlines

BBC2:
5:35 : News Summary
5:40 : Refereeing
6:05 : Grange Hill
6:30 : Riverside
7:05 : School’s Prom
7:35 : The Best Of Delia
8:00 : The Only Way
9:25 : Horizon
10:15 : Frank Delaney
10:55 : Newsnight

ITV:
5:15 : Emerdale Farm
5:45 : The News At 5:45
6:00 : Regional News
6:30 : Survival: A Change of Scene
7:00 : The Krypton Factor Final
7:30 : Corronation Street
8:00 : Never The Twain
8:30 : World In Action
9:00 : Quincey
10:00 : News at Ten
10:30 : Regional News
11:00 : Thriller
12:20 : A Diet Of Worms

Channel 4:
5:00 : Countdown
5:30 : The Dick Van Dyke Show
6:00 : Here’s Lucy
6:30 : Counting On
7:00 : Channel 4 News
7:50 : Comment
8:00 : Basketball: The Wimpey Homes League
9:00 : The Arabs
10:00 : The Prisoner
11:00 : The Eleventh Hour

[Richard1978]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

It's interesting to see the Dukes Of Hazard on a Wednesday, it seemed to be on a Saturday for years.

[staffslad]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

'Thriller' at 11pm on ITV...would that be a repeat of an episode of the old Brian Clemens series from the 70s?

[MiniMort]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

'Thriller' at 11pm on ITV...would that be a repeat of an episode of the old Brian Clemens series from the 70s?

I’m not entirely sure, but I think so

[staffslad]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

I’m not entirely sure, but I think so

The 80 minute timeslot is about right for it. I used to love that series in the 70s. I wish one of the digital ITV stations would show it again.

[Buchholz]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

I vaguely remember the repeat of "The Prisoner" at around that time.
I was quite excited about a chance to see it again, but TBH even then I thought it had dated badly.

[Moonraker]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

Recall watching 'The Prisoner' in 1983.
Thriller is brilliant. Currently watching this on dvd weekly.
Grange Hill use to be aired on bbc1. So is the show stated in the listing possibly a repeat.

[agfagaevart]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

So after almost a years worth of neglect, here’s another what’s on TV: This time we’ll be looking at Monday evening for the 17th of October 1983:

I decided to just show programming from around 17:00 onwards, just to prevent stupidly long listings of 10 minute cartoons and school programming. Though if you want me to do one of these just for kids shows then I sure can.

how could you not include CITV listings??
Murphy's Mob et al!
I mean...come on

[MiniMort]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

how could you not include CITV listings??
Murphy's Mob et al!
I mean...come on

Very well, just for you, here’s the children’s listings from that very day in ‘83:

BBC1:
15:55 Playschool
16:20 Bananaman
16:25 Jackanory
16:35 Playaway
17:00 John Craven’s Newsround
17:05 Blue Peter

ITV:
16:00 Alphabet Zoo
16:15 Dangermouse
16:20 Plastic Man
16:45 Dramarama

[Moonraker]

Re: What’s On TV in October 1983

I just started college then.
I recall watching and even recording on the vhs video recorder, The Prisoner.
I would have been watching Grange Hill.
I think I remember watching Coogan's Bluff.