1988 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1988.
Events
January
- 19 January – Debut of the BBC Scotland made-for-television film Down Where the Buffalo Go.
February
- 13 February – Scottish Television (STV) begins 24-hour broadcasting.[1]
March to June
- No events.
July
- 19 July – Debut on ITV of the STV produced game show Wheel of Fortune.
August
- No events.
September
- 2 September – Grampian and Border begin 24-hour transmission. Their overnight programming comes from Granada Television's Night Time service.[1]
October
- No events.
November
- No events.
December
- 31 December – Transmission of Tony Roger's The Steamie, about life in a Glasgow wash-house during the 1950s, starring Dorothy Paul and Eileen McCallum.[2]
Debuts
ITV
- 19 July – Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
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)
- James the Cat (1984–1992)
- Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)
- City Lights (1984–1991)
- The Campbells (1986–1990)
- Naked Video (1986–1991)
Births
- 27 January – Iain Stirling, comedian
See also
References
- ^ a b "TV Live – ITV Night Time". Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.