2004 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2004.
Events
January
- 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.
February
March
- 9 March – An NFO System Three poll conducted for the Scottish Consumer Council indicates that 70% of those questioned are in favour of a Scottish Six news programme replacing the main BBC Six O'Clock News from London.[2]
April
- 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.
May to December
- No events.
Unknown
- Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.
Debuts
BBC
- 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)
ITV
- 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)
- Unknown – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)
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)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–present)
- Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
- Still Game (2002–2007)
- River City (2002–present)
- The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)
Ending this year
- 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
- 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)
Deaths
- 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
- 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
- 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
- 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
- Unknown – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
- Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist
See also
References
- ^ Tryhorn, Chris (10 May 2004). "ITV buys GMTV stake from SMG". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Survey supports BBC Scottish Six". =BBC News. BBC. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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