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List of years in Scottish television (table)
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1993.

Events

January

  • 1 January – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents [1]
  • 4 January – Following the launch of GMTV, news bulletins from Scotland are seen on ITV at breakfast for the first time.
  • 5 January – Scottish produces a new series of Doctor Finlay, last aired by the BBC in 1971.[2]
  • January – Scottish launches a 30-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today.

February

  • No events.

March

  • No events.

April

  • No events.

May

  • May – The final edition of Scotsport Results is broadcast by Scottish, bringing to an end Scottish's Saturday teatime results show, having broadcast the programme for the past 29 seasons.

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'[3] This results in public protest, as many believe that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance.[4] The issue is raised in the House of Commons under an early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper holds a protest as well.[5] By the end of June, Scottish Television decide to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market,[6] but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstate it after viewers complain about the show being dropped in the first place.[7]

July

  • No events.

August

  • No events.

September

  • BBC Scotland launches a two-hour Thursday evening programming block in Gaelic on BBC Two Scotland. Content includes De a nis, Gaelic comedy, documentaries, music, and current affairs Eòrpa.

October

  • No events.

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

  • Launch of Telefios, a Scottish Gaelic news programme broadcast on STV and Grampian.
  • 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.

Debuts

BBC

ITV

Television series

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ Ident Central - Scottish television 1993-1996
  2. ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ "ITV network cuts off the Scottish High Road". Herald Scotland. 3 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "FUTURE OF 'TAKE THE HIGH ROAD' SERIES (EDM2107)". Edms.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Scots will still take the High Road". Herald Scotland. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Taking the high road all over Britain". Herald Scotland. 5 October 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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