2002 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2002.
Events
January
- 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
- 4 February – MPs investigating broadcasting in Scotland visit Glasgow to hear evidence from academics and members of the Scottish Parliament.[2]
- 10 February – The preschool series Balamory made by BBC Scotland is first broadcast, nationally.
- 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
- 14 March – 50th anniversary of BBC One Scotland.
April
- No events.
May
- No events.
June
- CBeebies Alba stops being broadcast on BBC One Scotland.
July
- No events.
August
- No events.
September
- 24 September
- Debut of Scottish soap River City.
- Border Television is rebranded as ITV Border.
October
- No events.
November
- The BBC's children's programming in Gaelic resume on BBC Two Scotland during CBeebies under the same name CBeebies Alba.
December
- No events.
Debuts
BBC
- 26 April – Jeopardy on BBC One (2002–2004)
- 1 September – Still Game (2002–2007)
- 24 September – River City on BBC One (2002–present)
- Unknown – Live Floor Show on BBC One (2002–2003)
- Unknown – Snoddy (2002)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Public Account (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- High Road (1980–2003)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- Crossfire (1984–2004)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–present)
- Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
Ending this year
- 22 February – Chewin' the Fat (1999–2002)
- 12 December – Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002)
Deaths
- 29 August – Alan MacNaughtan, 82, actor
- October – William Dysart, 72, actor
See also
References
- ^ "'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.