1981 in Spanish television
# 1981 in Spanish television

This is a list of Spanish television related events in 1981.

## Events

* 10 January: Fernando Castedo is appointed Director General of RTVE.
* 23 February: Following the 1981 Spanish coup d'état attempt, the headquarters of Televisión Española in Prado del Rey are occupied by armed forces.
* 24 February: TVE broadcasts a message of King Juan Carlos I, that entails the failure of the coup d’état.
* 21 May: Journalist Iñaki Gabilondo is dismisses as Head of TVE News Department.
* 24 October: Carlos Robles Piquer is appointed Director General of RTVE.
* 5 December: Francisco wins the Festival de la OTI, with the song Latino, representing TVE.

## Debuts

| Title | Channel | Debut | Performers/Host | Genre |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Al cierre | La 2 | 1981-04-20 | Joaquín Arozamena | News |
| Alcores | La 1 | 1981-11-15 | Manuel Toharia | Cultural/Science |
| Bla, bla, bla | La 1 | 1981-04-24 | Jesús María Amilibia | Variety show |
| Blanco y negro | La 1 | 1981-09-07 | Mari Cruz Soriano | Music |
| Cerámica popular española | La 2 | 1981-08-11 | | Cultural/Science |
| Cervantes | La 1 | 1981-04-20 | Julián Mateos | Drama series |
| Consumo | La 1 | 1981-09-27 | Rafael Romero | Cultural/Science |
| Crónica 3 | La 1 | 1981-04-20 | Pedro Macía | News |
| Deporte para todos | La 1 | 1981-11-16 | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | Sport |
| El actor y sus personajes | La 1 | 1981-07-03 | | Theatre |
| El carro de la farsa | La 2 | 1981-10-13 | Rosana Torres | Children |
| El colibrí | La 1 | 1981-05-01 | José Luis Coll | Comedy |
| El Testigo | La 2 | 1991-04-26 | Tristán de la Rosa | Talk show |
| En este país | La 1 | 1981-05-05 | Lalo Azcona | Talk show |
| Entre dos luces | La 2 | 1981-04-23 | Raúl del Pozo | News |
| España estuvo allí | La 1 | 1981-10-01 | Federico Volpini | Cultural/Science |
| Esta noche | La 1 | 1981-04-23 | Carmen Maura | Talk show |
| Exterior día | La 1 | 1981-04-26 | Olga Viza | Music |
| Fútbol en acción | La 1 | 1981-12-05 | | Cartoon |
| Gol... y al mundial 82 | La 1 | 1981-11-30 | Miguel Vila | Quiz show |
| Homenaje a la pintura | La 1 | 1981-09-29 | José María Morales | Cultural/Science |
| News Youth | La 1 | 1981-04-20 | Francisco García Novell | Youth |
| La bolsa y la vida | La 1 | 1981-04-24 | Isabel Tenaille | Cultural/Science |
| La cometa blanca | La 1 | 1981-04-20 | | Children |
| La víspera de nuestro tiempo | La 2 | 1981-10-13 | José Antonio Silva | Cultural/Science |
| Lápiz y papel | La 1 | 1981-04-26 | Ángel Quesada | Quiz show |
| Los primeros 25 años de TVE | La 1 | 1981-10-26 | Laura Valenzuela | Variety show |
| Mano a mano | La 1 | 1981-04-20 | Joaquín María Puyal | Talk show |
| Mis terrores favoritos | La 1 | 1981-10-12 | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | Movies |
| Música, maestro | La 1 | 1981-04-23 | Carlos Tena | Music |
| Objetivo | La 1 | 1981-04-21 | Luis Pancorbo | Documentary |
| Oficios para el recuerdo | La 1 | 1981-07-14 | | Cultural/Science |
| Otras cosas | La 1 | 1981-10-09 | Joaquín Prat | Variety show |
| Patos y ocas | La 1 | 1981-04-24 | Máximo | Comedy |
| Por tierras lejanas | La 1 | 1981-10-04 | Alberto Oliveras | News |
| Realizado por... | La 2 | 1981-10-18 | | Theatre |
| Refrito | La 1 | 1981-05-08 | Forges | Comedy |
| Sabadabada | La 1 | 1981-01-03 | Mayra Gómez Kemp | Children |
| Su turno | La 1 | 1981-01-07 | Jesús Hermida | Talk show |
| Tauromaquia | La 1 | 1981-04-23 | Joaquín Jesús Gordillo | Bullfighting |
| Theatre Real | La 2 | 1981-10-24 | | Music |
| Tertulia con... | La 1 | 1981-04-19 | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Talk show |
| Tiempo y marca | La 1 | 1981-05-03 | José Ángel de la Casa | Sport |
| Tierras y profundidades | La 1 | 1981-10-01 | Eduardo Admetlla | News |
| Tome la palabra | La 1 | 1981-04-25 | Alfonso Díez | Variety show |
| ¿Un mundo feliz? | La 1 | 1981-05-06 | Felipe Mellizo | Cultural/Science |
| Universiada 81 | La 1 | 1981-02-22 | | Sport |
| Vamos a ver | La 1 | 1981-04-25 | Marisa Medina | Variety show |
| Voces sin voz | La 1 | 1981-10-18 | Manuel Torreiglesias | Variety show |
| Verano azul | La 1 | 1981-10-11 | Antonio Ferrandis | Drama series |
| Zarabanda | La 2 | 1981-07-09 | | Variety show |

## Television shows

### La 1

* Telediario (1957- )
* Revista de toros (1971-1983)
* Estudio estadio (1972-2005)
* Informe Semanal (1973- )
* El gran circo de TVE (1973-1983)
* Gente joven (1976-1987)
* Hablamos (1977-1982)
* 300 millones (1977-1983)
* Parlamento (1978-2014)
* Aplauso (1978-1983)
* Vivir cada día (1978-1988)
* Un Mundo para ellos (1979-1983)
* Más vale prevenir (1979-1987)
* De cerca (1980-1982)
* Informativo juvenil (1980-1982)

### La 2

* La Clave (1976-1983)
* Retrato en vivo (1979-1982)
* Musical express (1980-1983)

## Ending this year

### La 1

* Estudio 1 (1965-1981)
* Teatro breve (1966-1981)
* Siete días (1974-1981)
* 625 Lineas (1976-1981)
* Gente hoy (1976-1981)
* El Canto de un duro (1978-1981)
* Gaceta cultural (1979-1981)
* La Mansión de los Plaff (1979-1981)
* Cosas (1980-1981)

### La 2

* Ficciones (1971-1981)
* Polideportivo (1973-1981)
* Revista de cine (1974-1981)
* A Fondo (1976-1981)
* Encuentros con las letras (1976-1981)
* Más allá (1976-1981)
* Horizontes (1977-1981)
* Popgrama (1977-1981)
* Teatro estudio (1977-1981)
* Imágenes (1978-1981)
* Opinión pública (1978-1981)

## Foreign series debuts in Spain

| English title | Spanish title | Original title | Channel | Country | Performers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A Town Like Alice | Una ciudad como Alice | | La 1 | AUS | Helen Morse |
| Against the Wind | Contra el viento | | La 1 | AUS | Jon English |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Todas las critaturas grandes y pequeñas | | La 2 | UK | Christopher Timothy |
| B. J. and the Bear | Billie Joe y su mono | | La 1 | USA | Greg Evigan |
| Blake's 7 | Los siete de Blake | | La 1 | UK | Gareth Thomas |
| -- | Bo y Bobek | Bob a Bobek | La 2 | CZE | |
| Brendon Chase | El bosque de Brendon | | La 1 | UK | Paul Erangey |
| Centennial | Centennial | | La 1 | USA | Robert Conrad, Richard Chamberlain |
| Cloppa Castle | Castillo de Cloppa | | La 2 | UK | |
| Disraeli | Disraeli | | La 1 | UK | Ian McShane |
| East of Eden | Al Este del Edén | | La 1 | USA | Jane Seymour |
| -- | El libro gordo de Petete | El libro gordo de Petete | La 1 | ARG | |
| Fall of Eagles | La caída de las águilas | | La 2 | UK | Curd Jürgens |
| Hammer House of Horror | La casa del terror | | La 1 | UK | |
| -- | En la plenitud de la vida | Halbzeit | La 1 | GER | Iris Berben |
| In the Beginning | En el principio | | La 1 | USA | McLean Stevenson |
| Keep It in the Family | En familia | | La 1 | UK | Robert Gillespie |
| Life on Earth | Vida en la Tierra | | La 2 | USA | |
| Lillie | Lillie | | La 1 | USA | Francesca Annis |
| Love in a Cold Climate | Amor en clima frío | | La 1 | UK | Judi Dench |
| Matt and Jenny | Matt y Jenny | | La 1 | CAN | Megan Follows |
| Nero Wolfe | Detective Nero Wolfe | | La 1 | USA | William Conrad |
| Once Upon a Time... Space | Érase una vez... el espacio | Il était une fois… l'Espace | La 1 | FRA | |
| Playing for Time | Música para sobrevivir | | La 1 | USA | |
| Popeye | Popeye | | La 1 | USA | |
| Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | Desenlace inesperado | | La 1 | USA | William Conrad |
| Rafferty | Rafferty | | La 2 | USA | Patrick McGoohan |
| Seagull Island | La isla de la gaviota | L'isola del gabbiano | La 1 | ITA | Prunella Ransome |
| Shades of Greene | Sombras de Greene | | La 1 | UK | |
| Soap | Enredo | | La 1 | USA | Cathryn Damon, Katherine Helmond |
| Sons and Lovers | Hijos y amantes | | La 1 | UK | Eileen Atkins |
| Spiderman | Spiderman | | La 1 | USA | |
| Sport Billy | Sport Billy | | La 1 | USA | |
| -- | Fantasmas bajo la noria | Spuk unterm Riesenrad | La 1 | GER | Katja Paryla |
| The Barkleys | Los honrados Barkleys | | La 1 | USA | |
| The Benny Hill Show | El Show de Benny Hill | | La 2 | UK | Benny Hill |
| The Goodies | The Goodies | | La 1 | UK | Tim Brooke-Taylor |
| The Incredible Hulk | El increíble Hulk | | La 2 | USA | Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno |
| The Kids from 47A | Los chicos del 47-A | | La 2 | UK | Christine McKenna |
| The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | Flash Gordon | | La 2 | USA | |
| The New Avengers | Los nuevos vengadores | | La 1 | UK | Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley |
| The Odd Couple | La extraña pareja | | La 1 | USA | Tony Randall, Jack Klugman |
| The Paper Chase | Vida de estudiante | | La 1 | USA | James Stephens, John Houseman |
| The Tony Randall Show | Las tribulaciones del Juez Frankin | | La 1 | USA | Tony Randall |
| The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | Las vidas secretas de Waldo Mitty | | La 2 | USA | |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Calderero, sastre, soldado, espía | | La 1 | UK | Alec Guinness |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | Arriba y abajo | | La 2 | UK | David Langton, Gordon Jackson |
| -- | Los visitantes | Les visiteurs | La 1 | FRA | Josep Maria Flotats |
| Will Shakespeare | Will Shakespeare | | La 1 | UK | Tim Curry |

## Births

* 14 January - Rosa López, Cantante (participante en OT y representante de España en Eurovisión).
* 17 January - Daniel Diges, actor.
* 4 February - Lorena Castell, hostess.
* 12 February - Ana Ibáñez, journalist.
* 14 February - Gonzalo Miró, host.
* 22 April -
   * Bernabé Fernández, actor.
   * Marta Larralde, actress.
* 23 April - Uri Sabat, host
* 30 April - Ana Ibáñez, journalist & hostess.
* 13 May - Érika Reija, journalist.
* 30 June - Àlex Casademunt, host & singer.
* 6 July - Elena Ballesteros, actress.
* 18 September - Aitor Luna, actor.
* 29 September - Nuria Marín, hostess.
* 23 October - Leticia Dolera, actress.
* 5 November - Javier Pereira, actor.
* 14 November - Álex García, actor
* 20 November - Tamara Falcó, hostess.
* 23 November - Álex Barahona, actor.
* 30 November - María Castro, actress.

## Deaths

* 23 January - Miguel de la Hoz, realizador, 38.
* 2 July - Mercedes Prendes, actress, 73.
* 1 August - Álvaro de Laiglesia, guionista, 58.
* 8 September - Alfonso Sánchez, crítico de cine, 70.
* 15 November - Joaquín Pamplona, actor, 57.
