A list of events in 1981 relating to Redwall, Castaways, or Brian Jacques.
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January
- 13 January: The Muscle Market first airs; Brian Jacques appears on Granada's After All That This.
May
- 10 May: Tales of Twelve Cities: The Comic's Tale first airs.
August
- 12 August: Brian Jacques appears on Granada's Live From Two.
November
- November: Brian Jacques Meets Paddy Kelly: Stories from the BBC Radio Merseyside Series published by Raven Books.
December
- December: Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies and Scouse produced at the Everyman Theatre.
- 18 December: Look Out, He's Behind You first airs.