1981 in radio

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Thomas Gottschalk changes from radio to television. In 1981 he can be seen for the first time as a moderator of SWR broadcast video games.
January 1 - The joint program of the ARD ( German TV ) and ZDF start a joint morning program.
January 3 - The 9- part miniseries A magical beast has the ZDF premiere.
January 4 - The Canadian series Matt and Jenny will premiere on German television.
January 5 - The BBC begins with the airing of the television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
January 12 - In the U.S., the TV series has Dynasty premiere. It is produced by ABC to compete with the highly successful CBS series Dallas. Located in Colorado, including the Denver - Clan has grown rich through the oil business family on the subject.
January 14 - In the German television, the computer - game show for children is Alpha 5
January 16 - FS1, the first television ORF begins with the airing of the children and youth series The Bad News Bears.
January 17 - For the third television programs of the NDR, the U.S. sitcom Soap is - Home Sweet Home to see.
January 18 - In the ZDF has the 7- part documentary fascinating universe premiere.
January 30 - In the ZDF first starts Tegtmeier clears up! .
January 31 - The awarding of the 38th Golden Globes in Los Angeles the TV series Taxi and Shogun are excellent.
February 6 - In the ZDF TV series started master scenes of oldies.
February 14 - The Saturday night show Wetten, dass. moderated by Frank Elstner Premiere. The first issue, which will be broadcast live from Dusseldorf, can be seen in the entire German-speaking South Tyrol included.
February 16 - The U.S. mystery series 3-2-1 compass is first seen in the ZDF.
February 23 - ORF has the first episode of animal award show Who wants me? with the former actress Edith Klinger from. The show with the always occurring in dirndl Klinger for many years an integral part of the afternoon program and a key public memory of many television viewers.
March 5 - The first still pure ORF broadcast Musikantenstadl Premiere. The recording of the first edition will be held in Upper Austria Enns and is moderated by Karl Moik that the "face " of the " barn " remains until 2005.
March 24 - The science magazine for children Dandelion is first seen in the ZDF.
March 30 - The short-lived music show Musicbox with Désirée Nosbusch is first seen in the ZDF.
April 19 - The Russian TV movie White Bim, Black Ear is first seen at ZDF.
May 3 - The French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis has been in the music show L' Ecole Des Fans her first television appearance. The 9 -year-old title of a cabaret singer Philippe Chatel submits.
June 1 - First attempts with teletext ARD and ZDF
June 28 - In the German television can be seen for the first time Götz George in the role of crime scene Commissioner Horst Schimanski.
30th June - The series Dallas is seen for the first time in the German television.

Born

June 5 - Jade Goody, British reality TV star is born in Southwark († 2009).
August 4 - Florian silver iron, German television presenter and folk musician, was born in Tiefenbach near Passau.
September 27 - Mirjam Weichselbraun, Austrian television presenter and actress was born in Innsbruck.

Died

March 20 - Edith Schultze- Westrum, German actress, dies 76- year in Munich. She starred in numerous television films and series since the 1950s with.
April 26 - Jim Davis, American actor dies 71 -year-old in California. Davis is best known for the role of Jock Ewing in the television series Dallas world.
May 9 - Fritz Umgelter, German director dies 58 -year-old in Frankfurt am Main. He turned, inter alia, several television serials, such as far as your feet and on the green beach of the River Spree.
June 26 - Rosl Mayr, Bavarian folk actress dies aged 84 in Munich. She became famous in countless roles in various television series and movies.
30th June - Edward Marks, German actor, acting teacher and radio speaker dies age of 79 in Hamburg.
September 21 - Nigel Patrick, British actor dies 68 -year-old in London. He became famous as the star of the television series code 01.
October 14 - Elsa Scholten, German actress dies age of 79 in Cologne. She was one of the great stars of Millowitsch theater and was very well known nationwide through numerous television broadcasts.
November 9 - Rolf von Goth, German actor and radio drama dies age of 75 in Berlin. He produced over 200 radio plays, primarily for the Sender Freies Berlin.

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