1986 in Irish television

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The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1986.

## Events

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* January – RTE begins a six-week test of its teletext service Aertel, operating on RTE 1 between 2pm and closedown with a sample in-vision service broadcast on RTE2 between 2pm and 5,45pm.[1]
* 29 September – Long running Irish afternoon chat show Live at 3 begins on RTÉ 1.
* 29 September – RTÉ Television airs the first edition of Dempsey's Den, a series presented by Ian Dempsey with puppets Zig and Zag. Dempsey's Den presented children's afternoon programmes.[2]
* 1 October – Welsh children's animation SuperTed begins its screening debut on RTÉ 1 as part of Dempsey's Den. The series is translated and dubbed into an Irish language.
* 9 November – The current affairs series Questions and Answers first goes on air. It is presented by Olivia O'Leary.[2]

## Debuts

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### RTÉ 1

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* 14 January –  Alvin and the Chipmunks (Ruby Spears version) (1983–1987)
* 10 April –  Butterfly Island (1985–1987)
* 13 August – / The Campbells (1986–1990)
* 11 September – Pajo's Junkbox (1986–1988)
* 29 September – Dempsey's Den (1986–2010)
* 29 September – Live at 3 (1986–1997)
* 30 September – Rapid Roulette (1986–1990)
* 30 September –  The Prisoner of Zenda (1984)
* 1 October –  SuperTed (1983–1986)
* 13 October - Evening Extra (1986-1988)
* 25 October – Saturday Live (1986–1999)
* 9 November – Questions and Answers (1986–2009)
* Undated –  Muppet Babies (1984–1991)

### RTÉ 2

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* 30 September –  Spaceflight (1985)
* 8 October –  Chocky (1984)
* 9 October –  Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985–1991)
* 2 December –  Starman (1986–1987)
* 25 December –  Fox Tales (1986–1988)

## Changes of network affiliation

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Shows  | Moved from  | Moved to

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Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | RTÉ 2 | RTÉ 1
/ Maya the Honey Bee | RTÉ 1 | RTÉ 2

## Ongoing television programmes

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### 1960s

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* RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present)
* RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present)
* The Late Late Show (1962–present)

### 1970s

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* Sports Stadium (1973–1997)
* The Late Late Toy Show (1975–present)
* RTÉ News on Two (1978–2014)
* Bosco (1979–1996)
* The Sunday Game (1979–present)

### 1980s

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* Today Tonight (1982–1992)
* Mailbag (1982–1996)
* Glenroe (1983–2001)
* MT-USA (1984–1987)

## Ending this year

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* 23 February – Davis at Large (1984–1986)
* 23 April – Leave It To Mrs O'Brien (1984–1986)

## See also

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* 1986 in Ireland

## References

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1. ^ RTE launches regular teletext, January 1986
2. ^ a b "RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

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