This is a list of
German television
Television in Germany began in Berlin on 22 March 1935, broadcasting for 90 minutes three times a week. It was home to the first public television station in the world, named ''Fernsehsender Paul Nipkow''.
In 2000, the German television market h ...
related events from 1981.
Events
*28 February -
Lena Valaitis
Lena Valaitis (born 7 September 1943) is a Lithuanian–German schlager singer who had her greatest success during the 1970s and 1980s. She finished second at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.
Early life and education
Valaitis was born on 7 Se ...
is selected to represent Germany at the
1981 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "What's Another Year" by Johnny Logan. Organised by the Europea ...
with her song "
Johnny Blue".
She is selected to be the twenty-sixth German Eurovision entry during Ein Lied für Dublin held at the BR Studios in Munich.
Debuts
ARD
* 27 March – ''
Tour de Ruhr'' (1981)
* 29 July – ''
Kumpel mit Chauffeur'' (1981)
* 19 September – ''
Geantwortet wird immer'' (1981)
* 29 September – ' (1981–1984)
* 14 October – ''
Die Knapp-Familie'' (1981–1983)
* 16 October – ''
Cockpit'' (1981)
* 27 October – ''
Die Laurents'' (1981)
* 3 November – ''
Drunter und Drüber'' (1981)
* 16 November – ''
Der Gerichtsvollzieher'' (1981)
* Unknown – ''
Kintopp Kintopp'' (1981)
ZDF
* 3 January –
** ''
Sternensommer
''Sternensommer'' ( en, Summer Of Stars) is a German children's and youth television series that aired in 1981 on ZDF. Originally 12 episodes were planned, but, ultimately for cost reasons, only six were produced.
Synopsis
Jochen Feucht moved w ...
'' (1981)
** ''
Ein zauberhaftes Biest'' (1981)
* 18 January – ''
Tod eines Schülers
''Tod eines Schülers'' (''A student's death'') is a German television series directed by Claus Peter Witt, based on a script by Robert Stromberger.
The series is about the fictional suicide by train of student Claus Wagner. Each episode begin ...
'' (1981)
* 30 January – ''
Tegtmeier klärt auf'' (1981–1983)
* 5 February – ''
Erben will gelernt sein '' (1981)
* 14 February – ''
Wetten, dass..?'' (1981–2014)
* 2 April – ''
Frau über vierzig'' (1981)
* 11 May – ''
Der Fuchs von Övelgönne'' (1981)
* 11 September – ''
Ein Fall für zwei
''Ein Fall für zwei'' (''"A case for two"'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private inves ...
'' (1981–present)
* 17 September – ''
Onkel & Co'' (1981)
* 20 September – ' (1981)
* 22 November – ''
Das Traumschiff
' ("The Dream Ship") is a German television drama series by ZDF. The series, about a cruise ship that travels to places around the world, debuted in 1981 and became one of the most-watched television shows in Germany. A total of 83 episodes hav ...
'' (1981–present)
* 25 December – ''
Silas
Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.
Name and ...
'' (1981)
DFF
* 1 January – ''
Das große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck'' (1981)
* 2 January – ''
Hochhausgeschichten'' (1981)
* 17 April – ''
Verflucht und geliebt'' (1981)
* 26 June – ''
Ein Engel im Taxi'' (1981)
* 23 October – ''
Jockei Monika'' (1981)
* 19 December – ''
Feuerdrachen'' (1981)
* 25 December – ''
Der ungebetene Gast'' (1981)
International
*30 June - ''
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
'' (1978-1991) (
Das Erste)
Armed Forces Network
* ''
Hill Street Blues
''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...
'' (1981-1987)
Television shows
1950s
*''
Tagesschau'' (1952–present)
1960s
* ''
heute
''heute'' (; German for ''today'') is a television news program on the German channel ZDF. The main program is broadcast at 19:00, and includes news, with an emphasis on political news from Germany, Europe and the world, plus 'mixed' news from c ...
'' (1963-present)
1970s
*''
heute-journal
''heute-journal'' (roughly ''Today's Journal'') is a television news magazine broadcast on ZDF, a national German television network.
History
The programme premiered on 2 January 1978 as a late weekday evening 20 minute program. Originally, ...
'' (1978-present)
*''
Tagesthemen
''Tagesthemen'' is one of Germany's main daily television news magazines, presented by journalists Caren Miosga and Ingo Zamperoni. Second only to the 20:00 ''Tagesschau'' ("Review of the Day") ''Tagesthemen'' ("Issues of the Day") is ARD's most ...
'' (1978-present)
Ending this year
*11 November - ''
Sun, Wine and Hard Nuts
''Sun, Wine and Hard Nuts'' (German: ''Sonne, Wein und harte Nüsse'') is a West German crime television series broadcast on ARD.Bock & Bergfelder p.347
A retired German police inspector goes to live on the French Riviera with his sister, but soo ...
'' (1977-1981)
Births
*14 November -
Janin Reinhardt
Janin Ullmann (' Reinhardt; born 14 November 1981) is a German television presenter and actress.
Career
Ullmann participated in a casting of the German music channel VIVA. She was chosen from 3,000 participants and became the host of ''Interak ...
, TV host & actress
Deaths
References
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