1993 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1993.
Events
January
- 5 January – Scottish Television produces a new series of Doctor Finlay, last aired by the BBC in 1971.[1]
February to May
- No events
June
- 2 June – Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announces the termination of Take the High Road from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough'[2] This results in public protest, as many believe that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance.[3] The issue is raised in the House of Commons under an early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper holds a protest as well.[4] By the end of June, Scottish Television decide to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market,[5] but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstate it after viewers complain about the show being dropped in the first place.[6]
July to November
- No events.
December
- 31 December – First edition of the annual Scottish football comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? which is aired each Hogmanay.
Unknown
- The first edition of BBC Scotland Investigates is broadcast.
- Scottish Television launches a thirty-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, presented by Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young – the first time that a regional television station in Britain has produced a full-length lunchtime news programme.
- After retaining its franchise unopposed on 16 October 1991, Scottish Television invests shares in various ITV companies and media firms, including a 25% stake in the newly launched breakfast strand GMTV.
- Launch of Telefios, a Scottish Gaelic news programme on STV and Grampian.
Debuts
BBC
- 31 December – Only an Excuse? on BBC Scotland on 1 (1993–present)
ITV
- 5 January – Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
- 12 September –
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Hurricanes on Scottish Television (1993–1997) - Unknown – Speaking our Language on Scottish Television (1993–1996)
- Unknown – Telefios on STV and Grampian (1993–2000)
- Unknown – Wolf It (1993–1996)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Public Account (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Take the High Road (1980–2003)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- Crossfire (1984–2004)
- Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
- Fun House (1989–1999)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Machair (1992–1998)
- What's Up Doc? (1992–1995)
Deaths
- 3 August – James Donald, 76, actor
- Unknown – Agnes Lauchlan, 88, film and television actor
See also
References
- ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ^ "ITV network cuts off the Scottish High Road". Herald Scotland. 3 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ Cusick, James (16 June 1993). "Fans of doomed soap take high road to protest rally: Viewers are fighting to save a Scottish television series. James Cusick reports". The Independent. Independent Print Ltd. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "FUTURE OF 'TAKE THE HIGH ROAD' SERIES (EDM2107)". Edms.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Scots will still take the High Road". Herald Scotland. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Taking the high road all over Britain". Herald Scotland. 5 October 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.