2002 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2002.
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 23 January – At a meeting of the Scottish Affairs Committee in Westminster, BBC governor Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin tells the committee that the possibility of a Six O'Clock News bulletin for Scotland will be considered again following next year's Scottish Parliament election.[1]
February[edit]
- 4 February – MPs investigating broadcasting in Scotland visit Glasgow to hear evidence from academics and members of the Scottish Parliament.[2]
- 11 February – On the same day that the BBC launches its two channels for children, CBeebies Alba is launched as the new programming slot for Children's Gaelic Programmes on BBC One Scotland at 2:55 pm – 3:25 pm every weekday .
March[edit]
- 14 March – 50th anniversary of BBC One Scotland.
April[edit]
- No events.
May[edit]
- No events.
June[edit]
- CBeebies Alba stops being broadcast on BBC One Scotland.
July[edit]
- No events.
August[edit]
- No events.
September[edit]
- 2 September – The preschool series Balamory is first broadcast on BBC.[3]
- 24 September
- Debut of Scottish soap River City.
- Border Television is rebranded as ITV Border.
October[edit]
- No events.
November[edit]
- The BBC's children's programming in Gaelic resume on BBC Two Scotland during CBeebies under the same name CBeebies Alba.
December[edit]
- No events.
Debuts[edit]
BBC[edit]
- 26 April – Jeopardy on BBC One (2002–2004)
- 1 September – Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)
- 2 September – Balamory (2002–2005)[4]
- 24 September – River City on BBC One (2002–present)
- 7 October – Bits and Bobs on BBC Two (2002–2003)
- Unknown – Snoddy (2002)
Television series[edit]
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- High Road (1980–2003)[5]
- Taggart (1983–2010)[6]
- Crossfire (1984–2004)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[7]
- Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)[8]
Ending this year[edit]
- 22 February – Chewin' the Fat (1999–2002)
- 12 December – Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002)
Deaths[edit]
- 29 August – Alan MacNaughtan, 82, actor[9]
- October – William Dysart, 72, actor
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Scottish Six' back on the agenda". BBC News. BBC. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "MSPs have say over broadcasting". BBC News. BBC. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Balamory". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Farley, Fidelma; Murray, Jonathan; Stoneman, Rod (14 January 2009). Scottish Cinema Now. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4438-0413-4.
- ^ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.
- ^ McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-317-16096-0.
- ^ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Eames, Tom (6 September 2017). "Monarch of the Glen cast - where are they now?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Alan MacNaughtan Public success of a very private man". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 23 May 2022.