Multiple issues unreferenced May 2008 orphan February 2009 File BBC Scotland.jpg thumb right 300px BBC Scotland Studios and HQ in the area. Media Village Scotland is a television studio complex at Pacific Quay , Glasgow , Scotland . It is home to BBC Scotland & STV TV network STV . It is situated near the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre and the Glasgow Science Centre . BBC The studios are home to BBC Scotland and BBC Radio Scotland . It is one of the largest television studios outside London, Fact date May 2008 and one of the most digitally advanced complexes in Europe. Fact date May 2008 It was opened by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in the summer of 2007. It is promised to be one of the centres for future broadcasting in United Kingdom. Fact date May 2008 BBC Studio Programming The studio is home to many Scottish and British programmes such as Jet Set 24 , Postcode Challenge , Reporting Scotland , Newsnight Scotland , Sportscene , Children in Need & Hogmany Live STV TV network STV STV Programming The Scottish ITV network STV TV network STV produced the following Scottish programmes in their brand new complex Scotland Today , The Five Thirty Show , Politics Now & Scotsport . Compared to the BBC Scotland television studio it is much smaller, Fact date May 2008 this is why STV s Postcode Challenge is recorded in the at the BBC Scotland HQ. Fact date May 2008 coord 55.858025 4.290924 type landmark region GB display title Category Buildings and structures in Glasgow ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 River Square is a shopping mall in Vereeniging , Gauteng . It is situated in the upmarket suburb of Three Rivers Proper . The mall has always served as the only regional shopping centre, until the opening of the much larger Vaal Mall in Vanderbijlpark . The River is the dominant theme of the centre, with the entrances resembling sails. River Square is situated only a few hundred meters from the Vaal River and the Boat launching jetty. Shops Div col cols 3 Edgars Woolworths Game Pick n Pay Incredible Connections Sportscene Signature Cosmetics Hang Ten Mellen Optomitrists Century 21 Properties Kodak Diamond Corner Mr Price Mr Price Home Ackermans Clicks Foshini Maladys Truworths Truworths Man Markhams Vereeniging Jewelers American Swiss Jewelers Outdoorsman Clothing MTN shop Excitement Store River Square Pharmacy Multiserv Vodashop Mr Video Shoe City Bata Shoes Identity Clothing Topics Jet CNA Queenspark Reggies Musica Music Obsession Banks ABSA Bank Standard Bank First National Bank South Africa First National Bank FNB Nedbank Div col end Entertainment Ster Kinekor Joyland Restaurants and Coffee Shops Div col cols 2 Mimmos Paparazzi Caf Goldrush Steakhouse Wimpy Milkylane King Pie Mozart Ice Cream Tip Top Bakery Maxis Nandos Steers Wiesenhof Chips Caf Div col end References http www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za External links http www.vaaltriangleinfo.co.za Vaal Triangle Info Category Vereeniging ... more details
Year nav topic 1978 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1978. Events Unknown Debut of the BBC Scotland series The Beechgrove Garden . Unknown Scottish Television airs a seven part adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie film 1978 television version The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie . Unknown Grampian Television becomes the first British television station to adopt Electronic News Gathering ENG video cameras for news coverage a move which finally allows its regional news programme, Grampian Today , to extend from three to five nights a week. Grampian also developes its own outside broadcast unit, initially using studio equipment. Debuts BBC Unknown The Beechgrove Garden on BBC Two Scotland BBC 2 1978 Present Unknown The Standard TV series The Standard on BBC One Scotland BBC 1 1978 ITV Unknown The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie film 1978 television version The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1978 Television series Scotsport 1957 2008 Reporting Scotland 1968 1983 1984 present Top Club 1971 1998 Scotland Today 1972 2009 Sportscene 1975 Present Garnock Way 1976 1979 Public Account 1976 Present Births 14 April Michelle Duncan , actress 15 September David Sneddon , singer and musician 10 December Gordon Chree , broadcast journalist Years in TV by country 1978 Category 1978 in Scotland Category 1978 in British television ... more details
Year nav topic 1979 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1979. Events 3 May Television coverage of the United Kingdom general election, 1979 1979 general election . Unknown Broadcast of the made for television film A Sense of Freedom about the Glasgow gangster Jimmy Boyle . Unknown Garnock Way concludes after three years on air. Unknown BBC One Scotland BBC 1 Scotland airs Can Seo , a 20 part series teaching Scottish Gaelic . Can Seo means Say This in Gaelic. Debuts BBC 13 June The Omega Factor on BBC 1 1979 Unknown Can Seo on BBC One Scotland BBC 1 Scotland 1979 ITV Unknown A Sense of Freedom on Scottish Television 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 Ending this year 15 August The Omega Factor 1979 Unknown Garnock Way 1976 1979 Births 23 January Dawn Porter , television presenter and writer 28 January Ainslie Henderson , singer songwriter 2 February David Paisley , actor 21 April James McAvoy , actor Deaths 9 July Roddy McMillan , 56, actor and playwright 24 July Archie Duncan actor Archie Duncan , 65, actor Years in TV by country 1979 Category 1979 in Scotland Category 1979 in British television ... more details
Year nav topic 1983 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1983. Events 17 January Breakfast Time , Britain s first breakfast show, launches on BBC1. 1 February TV am launches, with Good Morning Britain 9 June 10 June BBC One BBC1 and ITV broadcast coverage of the United Kingdom general election, 1983 1983 general election . 6 September ITV broadcasts the Scottish Television STV produced Killer . It would later be turned into a series and re titled Taggart . ref cite news url http www.scotsman.com news scottish news top stories fifty years on stv set for studio switch 1 512174 title Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch publisher newspaper The Scotsman date 3 July 2004 accessdate 28 April 2012 ref Debuts ITV 6 September Taggart 1983 Present Television series Scotsport 1957 2008 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 Now You See It UK gameshow Now You See It 1981 1986 Ending this year 21 October Reporting Scotland 1968 1983 1984 present Births March Mark Prendergast , actor References reflist Years in TV by country 1983 Category 1983 in Scotland Category 1983 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1984 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1984. Events 20 April 20th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland BBC 2 Scotland . Unknown Debut of the Grampian Television current affairs programme Crossfire Scotland Crossfire . Unknown Scotland Today is given an overhaul to give the programme a more ad hoc approach to news, something which attracts a lot of criticism. Unknown STV airs Scotland s Story , a 24 part series on the history of Scotland . ref cite news url http www.scotsman.com news scottish news top stories fifty years on stv set for studio switch 1 512174 title Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch publisher newspaper The Scotsman date 3 July 2004 accessdate 28 April 2012 ref Debuts ITV 29 January James the Cat 1984 1992 Unknown Crossfire Scotland Crossfire on Grampian 1984 2004 Returning this year 30 July Reporting Scotland 1968 1983 1984 present Television series Scotsport 1957 2008 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 Now You See It UK gameshow Now You See It 1981 1986 Taggart 1983 Present Births 16 February Kari Corbett , actor 18 December Tiffany Mulheron , actress Deaths 4 January Jameson Clark , 76, actor 6 September Donny MacLeod , 52, television presenter References reflist Years in TV by country 1984 Category 1984 in Scotland Category 1984 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1985 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1985. Events 18 February BBC One Scotland BBC Scotland changes its name back to BBC 1 Scotland. Unknown Debut of the BBC Scotland comedy City Lights TV series City Lights . Unknown Scottish Television changes its STV logo to the thistle design. ref cite news url http www.scotsman.com news scottish news top stories fifty years on stv set for studio switch 1 512174 title Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch publisher newspaper The Scotsman date 3 July 2004 accessdate 28 April 2012 ref Debuts BBC Unknown City Lights TV series City Lights 1985 1991 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 Now You See It UK gameshow Now You See It 1981 1986 Taggart 1983 Present James the Cat 1984 1992 Crossfire Scotland Crossfire on Grampian 1984 2004 Births 20 March Phil MacHugh , television presenter Deaths 26 January Chic Murray , 65, comedian and actor References reflist Years in TV by country 1985 Category 1985 in Scotland Category 1985 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1987 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1987. Events 3 March Debut of the BBC Scotland drama Tutti Frutti 1987 TV series Tutti Frutti . 11 June 12 June Coverage of the results of the United Kingdom general election, 1987 1987 general election are broadcast both on BBC One BBC1 and ITV . 31 August 30th anniversary of Scottish Television . 14 September After 30 years on ITV , the schools service ITV Schools moves to Channel 4 allowing ITV to concentrate on building a fully commercial daytime schedule. Debuts BBC 3 March Tutti Frutti 1987 TV series Tutti Frutti 1987 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 Scotland Crossfire on Grampian 1984 2004 City Lights TV series City Lights 1985 1991 The Campbells 1986 1990 Naked Video 1986 1991 Ending this year 7 April Tutti Frutti 1987 TV series Tutti Frutti 1987 Births 8 August Katie Leung , actress Deaths 4 February Fyfe Robertson , 84, television journalist 6 June Fulton Mackay , actor Porridge TV series Porridge Unknown Finlay J. MacDonald , 61, radio and television presenter Years in TV by country 1987 Category 1987 in Scotland Category 1987 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1988 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1988. Events 19 January Debut of the BBC Scotland made for television film Down Where The Buffalo Go . 13 February Scottish Television begins 24 hour broadcasting. 19 July Debut of the STV produced game show Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune . Unknown Transmission of Tony Roger s The Steamie , about life in a Glasgow wash house during the 1950s, starring Dorothy Paul and Eileen McCallum . ref name Fifty cite news url http www.scotsman.com news scottish news top stories fifty years on stv set for studio switch 1 512174 title Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch publisher newspaper The Scotsman date 3 July 2004 accessdate 28 April 2012 ref Unknown An edition of Taggart entitled Violent Delights is watched by more than 18 million viewers, the highest audience for the series. ref name Fifty Debuts ITV 19 July Wheel of Fortune UK game show 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 Scotland Crossfire on Grampian 1984 2004 City Lights TV series City Lights 1985 1991 The Campbells 1986 1990 Naked Video 1986 1991 Births 27 January Iain Stirling , comedian References reflist Years in TV by country 1988 Category 1988 in Scotland Category 1988 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1994 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1994. Events 20 April 30th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland BBC Scotland on 2 . 6 June Death of Scottish actor Mark McManus , best known for his portrayal of Glaswegian detective Jim Taggart . The Taggart series continued following his death. 5 August Scottish soap Take the High Road is renamed High Road . Debuts BBC 9 January The High Life TV series The High Life on BBC Two Scotland BBC Scotland on 2 1994 1995 Unknown The Tales of Para Handy 1994 1995 Unknown World Tour of Scotland 1994 ITV Unknown The Magic House 1994 1995 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 Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune 1988 2001 Fun House UK game show Fun House 1989 1999 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Machair TV series Machair 1992 1998 What s Up Doc? TV series What s Up Doc? 1992 1995 Doctor Finlay 1993 1996 Speaking our Language 1993 1996 Wolf It 1993 1996 Hurricanes TV series Hurricanes 1993 1997 Telefios 1993 2000 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Births 15 February Marcus Nash actor Marcus Nash , actor Deaths 6 June Mark McManus , 59, actor Taggart References reflist Years in TV by country 1994 Category 1994 in Scotland Category 1994 in television ... more details
Year nav topic 1998 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1998. Events 31 May Sky Scottish closes after just over eighteen months on air. 29 July British Digital Broadcasting rebrand as ONdigital. 23 September BBC Choice , the United Kingdom UK s first digital only TV station, launches. BBC Parliament also launches on the same day. 1 October Digital satellite television launches in the UK, operated by Sky Digital UK & Ireland Sky Digital . This sees the start of UK channels transmitting in 16 9 widescreen . Debuts BBC Unknown Looking After Jo Jo 1998 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 Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 Taggart 1983 Present Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune 1988 2001 Fun House UK game show Fun House 1989 1999 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Telefios 1993 2000 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Ending this year 7 December McCallum 1995 1998 24 December The Baldy Man 1995 1998 Unknown Machair TV series Machair 1992 1998 Unknown Top Club 1971 1998 References reflist Years in TV by country 1998 Category 1998 in Scotland Category 1998 in television Category 1998 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 1999 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 1999. Events 30 April Launch of the digital channel S2 TV channel S2 , the Scottish equivalent of ITV2 . 6 May Television coverage of the Scottish Parliament general election, 1999 1999 Scottish Parliament general election . 12 May The Scottish Parliament meets in Edinburgh for its first session. Proceedings have been televised from the outset. 1 October Death of Lena Zavaroni , the Scottish child singer and television presenter. 4 October Launch of Newsnight Scotland , the BBC Scotland opt out of the main Newsnight programme on BBC Two. 31 October Establishment of TeleG , Scotland s first daily Scottish Gaelic Gaelic language digital channel. Debuts BBC 13 January Chewin the Fat on BBC One Scotland 1999 2002 4 October Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two Scotland 1999 Present ITV 1 January Harry and the Wrinklies TV series Harry and the Wrinklies 1999 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 Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 Taggart 1983 Present Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune 1988 2001 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Telefios 1993 2000 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Ending this year 3 December Fun House UK game show Fun House 1989 1999 Deaths 1 October Lena Zavaroni , 35, child singer and television presenter References reflist Years in TV by country 1999 Category 1999 in Scotland Category 1999 in television Category 1999 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2000 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2000. Events 27 February Debut of the popular BBC television series Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen . 28 February Having decided not to adopt the 1999 ITV generic look, Scottish Television Scottish and Grampian Television Grampian launch a new on screen logo. Unknown Scotland Today wins the Royal Television Society s Best Regional Daily News Magazine award. Debuts BBC 27 February Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2000 2005 7 August Tinsel Town on BBC Two Scotland BBC Two 2000 2001 ITV August Inside Out Scottish TV series Inside Out on Scottish Television 2000 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 Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 Taggart 1983 Present Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune 1988 2001 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Chewin the Fat 1999 2002 Harry and the Wrinklies TV series Harry and the Wrinklies 1999 2002 Ending this year December Inside Out Scottish TV series Inside Out 2000 Unknown Telefios 1993 2000 References reflist Years in TV by country 2000 Category 2000 in Scotland Category 2000 in television Category 2000 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2001 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2001. Events 7 June 8 June Television coverage of the 2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 general election . 27 July The digital channel S2 TV channel S2 closes following a deal with ITV Digital to screen ITV2 in Scotland. 11 August ITV in England and Wales changes its name to ITV1 , due to the growing number of other ITV services, including ITV2 , ITV Digital , and the ITV Sport Channel , which launches on the same day. STV and Grampian are among the channels to retain their pre ITV1 identities. 1 September 40th anniversary of Border Television . 30 September 40th anniversary of Grampian Television . Unknown Border Television is taken over by Granada plc . 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 Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 Taggart 1983 Present Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Chewin the Fat 1999 2002 Harry and the Wrinklies TV series Harry and the Wrinklies 1999 2002 Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen 2000 2005 Ending this year 10 December Tinsel Town 2000 2001 20 December Wheel of Fortune UK game show Wheel of Fortune 1988 2001 Deaths 17 January Robert Robertson actor Robert Robertson , 70, actor 12 June Joseph Brady actor Joseph Brady , 72, actor Unknown Tom Watson actor Tom Watson , 68, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2001 Category 2001 in Scotland Category 2001 in television Category 2001 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2002 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2002. Events 14 March 50th anniversary of BBC One Scotland . 24 September Debut of Scottish soap River City . Unknown Border Television is rebranded as ITV Border Debuts BBC 26 April Jeopardy BBC TV series Jeopardy on BBC One 2002 2004 1 September Still Game 2002 2007 24 September River City on BBC One Scotland 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 Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 Taggart 1983 Present Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen 2000 2005 Ending this year 22 February Chewin the Fat 1999 2002 12 December Harry and the Wrinklies TV series Harry and the Wrinklies 1999 2002 Deaths 29 August Alan MacNaughtan , 82, actor October William Dysart , 72, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2002 Category 2002 in Scotland Category 2002 in television Category 2002 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2003 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2003. Events 6 January Scottish Television Scottish and Grampian Television Grampian adopt the History of ITV television idents celebrity idents package , albeit with their own logos attached and with idents featuring a lot more Scottish personalities alongside those of ITV1 . 27 April Scottish soap Take the High Road High Road ends after 23 years and over 1,700 episodes. The series airs in some English regions until 2004. 1 May Television coverage of the Scottish Parliament general election, 2003 2003 Scottish Parliament general election . Debuts BBC 29 October Blue Heaven BBC Scotland TV series Blue Heaven 2003 Unknown The Karen Dunbar Show on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2003 2006 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 Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Only an Excuse? 1993 Present Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen 2000 2005 Jeopardy BBC TV series Jeopardy 2002 2004 Still Game 2002 2007 River City 2002 Present Ending this year 27 April Take the High Road High Road 1980 2003 3 December Blue Heaven BBC Scotland TV series Blue Heaven 2003 Unknown Live Floor Show 2002 2003 Deaths 26 November Gordon Reid actor Gordon Reid , 64, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2003 Category 2003 in Scotland Category 2003 in television Category 2003 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2004 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2004. Events 20 April 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland . Unknown Scottish Television sells its 25 stake in GMTV to ITV plc . Unknown Debut of STV s Politics Now . Debuts BBC 21 September Shoebox Zoo on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2004 2005 ITV 30 September High Times TV series 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 TV series 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 BBC TV series Jeopardy 2002 2004 22 October Win, Lose or Draw UK game show Win, Lose or Draw 1990 2004 Unknown Crossfire Scotland Crossfire 1984 2004 Deaths 27 January Rikki Fulton , 79, comedian 26 February Russell Hunter , 79, actor 31 July Robert James actor Robert James , 80, actor 28 November Molly Weir , 94, actress Unknown Jimmy Mack broadcaster Jimmy Mack , 70, broadcaster Unknown Ron Thomson , 75, journalist References reflist Years in TV by country 2004 Category 2004 in Scotland Category 2004 in television Category 2004 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2005 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2005. Events 5 May 6 May Coverage of the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election . 18 September The STV sports programme Scotsport celebrates 50 years on air. ref cite web url http www.rts.org.uk reports scotland title Reports Scotland & 124 Royal Television Society publisher Rts.org.uk date 2 December 2009 accessdate 30 April 2012 ref Debuts BBC December VideoGaiden on BBC Two Scotland BBC Two 2005 2008 Unknown The Adventure Show on BBC Two 2005 Present ITV Unknown The Scottish Golf Show 2005 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 Still Game 2002 2007 River City 2002 Present The Karen Dunbar Show 2003 2006 Politics Now 2004 2011 Ending this year 23 October Monarch of the Glen TV series Monarch of the Glen 2000 2005 27 November Shoebox Zoo on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2004 2005 Deaths 9 March Kathie Kay , 86, singer 31 August Michael Sheard , 77, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2005 Category 2005 in Scotland Category 2005 in television Category 2005 in British television Scottish ... more details
year nav topic 2006 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2006. Events January It is announced that Scottish Screen will amalgamate with Scottish Arts Council to form the newly created Creative Scotland . 2 March STV Group plc announce that Scottish Television will be known onscreen as STV. Grampian will also rebrand. 30 May Scottish Television becomes known as STV Central and Grampian Television as STV North. July Launch of the STV website stv.tv . 29 August SMG officially rejects a merger offer from Northern Ireland Northern Irish ITV franchise holder UTV Media UTV . The merger approach from would have given SMG shareholders a 52 stake in the combined company. ref cite news title SMG turns down UTV merger bid publisher Guardian Media Group newspaper The Guardian date 29 August 2006 url http media.guardian.co.uk city story 0,,1860542,00.html accessdate 1 May 2006 first Julia last Day ref Debuts BBC 10 February That Was The Team That Was on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2006 2008 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 rebranded as North Tonight Taggart 1983 present Only an Excuse? 1993 present Still Game 2002 2007 River City 2002 present Politics Now 2004 2011 VideoGaiden 2005 2008 The Adventure Show 2005 present Ending this year Unknown The Karen Dunbar Show 2003 2006 Deaths 6 July Tom Weir , 91, cricketer, author, and broadcaster References reflist Years in TV by country 2006 Category 2006 in Scotland Category 2006 in television Category 2006 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2008 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2008. Events 22 May After over 50 years on air STV Central STV s Scotsport airs for the last time. 30 May Absolute Radio Virgin Radio is sold to a group led by The Times of India for 53million. 24 June SMG plc announces another name change this time to STV Group plc . 19 September Launch of the Scottish Gaelic television channel BBC Alba . November A History of Scotland TV series A History of Scotland presented by historian Neil Oliver debuts on BBC One in Scotland. It is shown national on BBC Two from January 2009. November STV announces its intention to opt out of ITV1 programmes they claim are not performing well in their broadcast region. These include series such as Sharpe s Peril , Al Murray s Happy Hour , Moving Wallpaper , Benidorm TV series Benidorm and The Alan Titchmarsh Show . ITV s coverage of the FA Cup is also dropped. Debuts BBC November A History of Scotland TV series A History of Scotland on BBC One Scotland BBC One Unknown Trusadh on BBC Alba 2008 Present Television series Reporting Scotland 1968 1983 1984 Present Scotland Today 1972 2009 Sportscene 1975 Present Public Account 1976 Present The Beechgrove Garden 1978 Present North Tonight 1980 2009 Taggart 1983 Present Only an Excuse? 1993 Present River City 2002 Present Politics Now 2004 2011 The Adventure Show 2005 Present Daybreak Scotland GMTV Scotland 2007 Present Ending this year 22 February That Was The Team That Was 2006 2008 April VideoGaiden 2005 2008 22 May Scotsport 1957 2008 Deaths 13 June John Malcolm actor John Malcolm , 72, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2008 Category 2008 in Scotland Category 2008 in television Category 2008 in British television Scottish ... more details
Year nav topic 2010 Scottish television This is a list of events in television in Scotland Scottish television from 2010. Events 22 April Launch of The Nightshift on STV Central . The overnight service launches on STV North on 13 July. 6 May 7 May Coverage of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 2010 general election is shown on all major television networks. 6 September With the laun h of ITV s new breakfast service Daybreak ITV Daybreak replacing GMTV , GMTV Scotland is renamed Daybreak Scotland . Debuts BBC 11 January Limmy s Show on BBC Two Scotland BBC Two 2010 Present 18 May The Scheme TV series The Scheme on BBC One Scotland BBC One 2010 2011 10 October Single Father TV series Single Father on BBC One 2010 ITV 22 April The Nightshift 2010 Present Television series Reporting Scotland 1968 1983 1984 Present Sportscene 1975 Present Public Account 1976 Present The Beechgrove Garden 1978 Present Taggart 1983 Present Only an Excuse? 1993 Present River City 2002 Present Politics Now 2004 2011 The Adventure Show 2005 Present Daybreak Scotland 2007 Present Trusadh 2008 Present Gary Tank Commander 2009 Present Sport Nation 2009 Present STV News at Six 2009 Present Ending this year 21 October Single Father TV series Single Father 2010 Deaths 18 April Tom Fleming actor Tom Fleming , 82, actor 21 June Tam White , 67, musician 29 August Ranald Graham , 69, writer, director and producer 19 October Graham Crowden , 87, actor 28 October Gerard Kelly , 51, actor References reflist Years in TV by country 2010 Category 2010 in Scotland Category 2010 in television Category 2010 in British television Scottish ... more details
BLP sources date May 2010 Dougie Vipond born Douglas Vipond, 15 October 1966, Elderslie , Strathclyde is a Scotland Scottish musician and television personality. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama , graduating in 1985. He was one of the founding members of Scottish soft rock pop music pop band music band , Deacon Blue . ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p4043 biography pure url yes title Biography Deacon Blue last Harris first Craig publisher All Media Group AMG accessdate 8 May 2010 ref Dougie Vipond is one of the busiest and most versatile broadcasters in the country. For the past eleven years he has hosted BBC Scotland BBC Scotland s sport output on Sportscene , covering a vast range of events from football s Scottish Cup Finals to Rugby s Calcutta Cup . Other sports he s covered over the years include World Championship Mountain Biking, Three Day Eventing and The Bowls World Championship. He can also be seen covering Scotland s nightly sports news on Reporting Scotland . Dougie spent four years reporting for the BBC s Holiday strand and his love of the outdoors has led to him presenting BBC Scotland s The Adventure Show, an extreme sport series in which he reports from and takes part in a variety of adventure sports and competitions. He became the new presenter of BBC Scotland s award winning rural affairs series, Landward in April 2009. In 2010 Dougie appeared in the documentary Up A Long Creek, in which he and the comedian Fred MacAulay kayaked the length of the Caledonian Canal for Sport Relief. In the same year he fronted the world s first high definition broadcast of live climbing. The Great Climb, was seen simultaneously across the UK on BBC 2 and the BBC HD Channel and streamed worldwide on the web. This programme won a Scottish BAFTA in the Live Event category. He recently fronted a sports health strand for The One Show on BBC One BBC 1 . References reflist External links Bbc.co.uk id pressoffice biographies biogs scotlan ... more details
Use dmy dates date March 2012 About the Scottish football commentator the Scottish footballer Jock Brown footballer lead too short date January 2011 BLP sources date January 2011 Jock James Brown born c.1946 is a football commentator for STV TV network STV , previously for BBC Scotland and Setanta Sports . Professional career Brown is a solicitor by profession and is currently a partner with Brodies . Broadcasting Brown started his broadcasting career for BBC Radio Scotland before moving to Scottish Television where he became the main commentator between 1980 and 1990 before joining BBC Scotland where he stayed until 1997. Celtic FC In 1997 he was appointed by Fergus McCann as General Manager of Celtic F.C. Celtic , in doing so beating competition from the likes of referee Hugh Dallas . ref cite web url http www.encyclopedia.com doc 1G1 60210010.html title Ref Dallas bid for Celtic job publisher Sunday Mail date 6 June 1999 accessdate 5 July 2010 ref Brown was instrumental in bringing Wim Jansen to Celtic as manager. Reports suggested that the pair did not enjoy a harmonious working relationship, culminating in the resignation of Jansen after one successful season. ref name Brown quits http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi sport football scottish premier 209621.stm Brown quits Parkhead , BBC News , 7 November 1998. ref Brown was then involved in the appointment of Josef Venglos . Brown had a controversial time at Celtic, and he resigned in November 1998. ref name Brown quits Personal life Jock Brown is the brother of former Scotland national football team Scotland and current Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen manager Craig Brown footballer born 1940 Craig Brown . Jock Brown and his brother attended the former Hamilton Academy school, and played in the school s football teams. ref Evening Times Glasgow, U.K. 12 May 2002 ref References reflist s start s media succession box before Archie MacPherson title Regular football commentator of Sportscene years 1990&ndash 1997 after Rob MacLean succe ... more details
refimprove blp date September 2011 Alison Walker born in 1963 in Glasgow, Scotland is a Scottish people Scottish broadcaster. Born into a Soccer football mad family with three brothers, Alison always wanted to work in the media and or in sport and, to that end, took a degree in media and communication studies at the University of Sunderland . On graduating her first job was as a runner for a film production company in Glasgow , eventually becoming their producer of corporate and training videos. In 1985 she was recruited by Glasgow CableVision as a Production Assistant and within a year was presenting the local news channel. In 1988 she joined BBC Radio Scotland as a reporter presenter, moving on to produce Sportsound . Her radio work has been combined with presentation and reporting roles for BBC Scotland television, with regular contributions to Sportscene , and Reporting Scotland where she was the main sports presenter from 2003 to 2009. She is the only female broadcaster in Scotland to regularly report on football matches. She has also presented programmes on curling , mountain biking , swimming sport swimming , field hockey & shinty . The highlight of her career was reporting on the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 and the Beijing Games in 2008. Alison has two sons and her hobbies include golf , tennis , rollerblading and skiing . She also supports Hamilton Academical F.C. . Citation needed date December 2008 Alison is now a freelance sports journalist and TV presenter, working for amongst others, Sky Sports news, BBC five live and 110sport.tv and also the Olympic News Channel. References reflist She is owed 600 by Rangers F.C. External links bbc.co.uk id pressoffice biographies biogs scotland alisonwalker.shtml title Alison Walker pressoffice http thescotsman.scotsman.com features Interview Alison Walker A.6040945.jp Interview with Alison Walker in The Scotsman Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Walker, Alison ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION B ... more details
for the American cartoonist Chic Young Use dmy dates date March 2012 Charles Chick Young born 4 May 1951 ref cite episode title Sportsound url http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b0079g4q series Sportsound credits Presenters Richard Gordon broadcaster Richard Gordon network BBC station BBC Radio Scotland city Glasgow airdate 30 April 2011 work BBC News date accessdate ref is a professional association football pundit expert pundit , who regularly appears for BBC Scotland on Sportscene and Sportsound . He is known for his trademark laugh and speech patterns, which have made him a popular target for lampooning on the BBC Scotland sports comedy Only an Excuse? . Career Young has become a prominent football commentator with the BBC. He started hosting episodes of Sportsound in October 2009, working two to three episodes a month. ref http www.bbc.co.uk programmes b00nh63z episodes ref In addition, he regularly writes his own view on Scottish football matches and players in his online column with the BBC, titled, Chick Young s View . In 2008, he was injured in a game between MSPs in Glasgow. He was tackled and his ankle was badly hurt, forcing him to miss a charity golf event the following day. ref http news.scotsman.com scotland Disgraceful foulmouthed thugs .4638237.jp ref Personal life Young was born in Govan , Glasgow . His father died at the age of 47 from a heart attack when Young was six years old. Young was married to but separated from Sally Carr , lead singer of 1970s band Middle of the Road band Middle of the Road although Carr has not divorced Young and they remain friends later he lived with June Lake person June Lake , a former Miss Scotland . His only son, Keith, died at the age of 20 in 2001 in a road accident when his motorcycle was hit by a driver on the A8 road Scotland A8 . ref http www.mgalba.com en features archive chick young cuideri.html ref References Reflist refbegin cite web last Deveney first Catherine url http living.scotsman.com tvradio Father and ... more details
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