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1985 In Scottish Television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1985. Events January *4 January – The last 405-line transmissions take place in Scotland. The switch-off sees the ending of television signals being radiated from the Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station. February *18 February – BBC One Scotland changes its name back to BBC 1 Scotland. March *No events. April *April – Grampian Television introduces a new computerised logo. May *No events. June *No events. July *No events. August *31 August – Scottish Television changes its "STV" logo to the computerised "thistle" design. September *No events. October *October – Increased funding for programmes in Gaelic results in the introduction of a weekday 20-minute morning slot of Gaelic children's programmes on BBC One Scotland. The programmes are generally shown in term-time before '' Play School'', starting at 10:10am. November *No events. December *No events. Television series *'' Scotsport'' (1957–2008) *''Report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Scotland
Television in Scotland mostly consists of UK-wide broadcasts, with regional variations at different times which are specific to Scotland. The BBC and ITV networks both began broadcasting in the country during the 1950s. There were further expansions in the early 1960s with the arrival of Grampian, Border and BBC2 television. The experience of commercial expansion of television services in Scotland since has been broadly similar to that in the UK generally. Terrestrial television is available through DTT platform Freeview along with various other channels. Cable services are available to limited parts of the country with Virgin Media, satellite television is provided by Sky and IPTV services are available with BT TV and TalkTalk TV. History Television transmissions in Scotland first began on 14 March 1952 when Britain's sole state broadcaster of the time, the BBC, started broadcasting from the transmitting station at Kirk o'Shotts using the 405-line television system. These ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beechgrove Garden
''Beechgrove'' (formerly known as ''The Beechgrove Garden'') is a television programme broadcast since 1978 on BBC Scotland. Over the years it has been broadcast on BBC Scotland, BBC One Scotland, BBC Two Scotland and Britbox. History ''Beechgrove'' is a gardening programme, which started on 14 April 1978. It was inspired by the garden behind the home of WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts, named the Victory Garden. The original plot of land used was the small area of garden attached to the BBC studios in Beechgrove Terrace, Aberdeen. Due to its small size, the programme's popularity and the fact the garden had been transformed several times over, a new area of ground to the west of Aberdeen was acquired for the programme by Tern Television who have produced the series since 1992. The new site covers 2.5 acres and is located at the former Grampian Regional Council Brotherfield Nursery, in Westhill, Aberdeenshire. Episodes were broadcast from the site in 1996. The show was once parodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Scottish Television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1985. Events January *4 January – The last 405-line transmissions take place in Scotland. The switch-off sees the ending of television signals being radiated from the Kirk o' Shotts transmitting station. February *18 February – BBC One Scotland changes its name back to BBC 1 Scotland. March *No events. April *April – Grampian Television introduces a new computerised logo. May *No events. June *No events. July *No events. August *31 August – Scottish Television changes its "STV" logo to the computerised "thistle" design. September *No events. October *October – Increased funding for programmes in Gaelic results in the introduction of a weekday 20-minute morning slot of Gaelic children's programmes on BBC One Scotland. The programmes are generally shown in term-time before '' Play School'', starting at 10:10am. November *No events. December *No events. Television series *'' Scotsport'' (1957–2008) *''Report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In Scotland
Events from the year 1985 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – George Younger Law officers * Lord Advocate – Lord Cameron of Lochbroom * Solicitor General for Scotland – Peter Fraser Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley, then Lord Ross * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Elliott Events * 1 June – Scottish Bus Group reorganised into new regional companies. * 6 September – the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre opens in Glasgow. * 10 September – Scotland national football team manager Jock Stein, 62, collapses and dies from a heart attack at the end of his team's 1–1 draw with Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, which secures Scotland's place in the World Cup qualification playoff. * 20 November – the Scotland national football team, managed on an interim basis by Aberdeen boss Alex Ferguson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chic Murray
Charles Thomas McKinnon "Chic" Murray (6 November 1919 – 29 January 1985) was a Scottish comedian and actor. He appeared in various roles on British television and film, most notably in the 1967 version of ''Casino Royale'', and portrayed Liverpool Football Club manager Bill Shankly in a musical. Life and career Murray was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. He began his career as a musician in amateur groups such as "The Whinhillbillies" and "Chic and His Chicks" while an apprentice at the Kincaid shipyard in 1934. Maidie Dickson (1922–2010) was already a seasoned star in her own right (having worked since she was 3 , when she was playing the Greenock Empire. Chic's mother was the welfare officer and put Maidie up in her home. Subsequently, Maidie gave Chic parts within her own act and he formed a double-act with her. Billed as "The Tall Droll with the Small Doll" (he was 6'3" tall, she was 4'11") and also as "Maidie and Murray", their combination of jokes and songs made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil MacHugh
Phil MacHugh (born 20 March 1987 in Glasgow, Scotland) is an occasional Scottish television presenter, and media consultant. Early life MacHugh's uncle is Mick MacNeil of Simple Minds. From the aged of 15 he appeared on local on Gaelic television. Later he was involved with the now-axed '' Smash Hits TV'', BBC Scotland's ''@Ire'' and ''Dè a-nis?'', and BBC Choice's ''Beyond 2000''. He also had presenting jobs on ''Splaoid'' and ''Nochd Gun Chadal''. Career After a career break to study journalism at Edinburgh's Napier University, MacHugh had a brief seasonal stint for E4 Edinburgh Festival coverage and contributed to entertainment news at Channel 5. He worked on strands for short-lived Scottish TV magazine show ''You have to do this...'', and appeared in the VisitScotland Tartan Week in New York City for NBC, presenting live segments from Grand Central Station. He oncepresented a segment for the BBC One countryside show ''Landward'', while it was at the Royal Hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Lights (1984 TV Series)
''City Lights'' is a Scottish television sitcom made by BBC Scotland and set in Glasgow. It ran from 1984 to 1991 (networked 1987 to 1991) and was written by Bob Black. Two stage shows, featuring the original cast, toured Scotland. Premise It starred Gerard Kelly as Willie Melvin, a bank-teller at the fictional Strathclyde Savings Bank (whose logo was very similar to the TSB), with dreams of becoming a novelist. Most of the plots revolved around his attempts to get his book, the autobiographical ''My Childhood Up A Close'', published. Cast and characters He was held back in this by his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer ( Andy Gray), and the lack of support he gained from his mother (Jan Wilson), the bank's manager Adam McLelland ( Dave Anderson) and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian (Jonathan Watson). Other recurring characters included Chancer's friend Tam (Iain McColl) and Willie's love interests, Janice (Elaine Collins, Series 1 and 2) and Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossfire (Scotland)
''Crossfire'' is a Scottish regional television current affairs programme produced and broadcast by Grampian Television between 1984 and 2004. The programme covered political, business and social issues concerning the northern Scotland region and was the successor to the long-running ''Points North'' series, broadcast between 1961 and 1984. ''Crossfire'' was also broadcast in the Scottish Television region during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The programme was axed in 2004 to make way for a new political programme entitled ''Politics Now'', co-produced by Scottish and Grampian (now ''STV Central'' and ''STV North'' respectively). External links * * (STV Player STV Player is a video on demand service owned by STV Group and available free-of-charge across the UK, online, on mobile and on all major TV platforms, including Sky Glass, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Freeview Play and Virgin Me ...) 1984 Scottish television series debuts 2004 Scottish televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taggart
''Taggart'' is a Scottish detective fiction television programme created by Glenn Chandler, who wrote many of the episodes, and made by STV Studios for the ITV network. It originally ran as the miniseries "Killer" from 6 until 20 September 1983, before a full series was commissioned that ran from 2 July 1985 until 7 November 2010. The series revolved around a group of detectives initially in the Maryhill CID of Strathclyde Police, though various storylines were set in other parts of Greater Glasgow and in other areas of Scotland. The team operated out of the fictional John Street police station. Mark McManus, who played the title character Jim Taggart, died in 1994. However, the series continued under the same name. ''Taggart'' was one of the UK's longest-running television dramas and the longest-running police drama after the cancellation of ''The Bill''. The series theme music is "No Mean City", sung by Maggie Bell. History The Scottish BAFTA-winning pilot episode "Killer" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now You See It (UK Gameshow)
''Now You See It'' was a Scottish television game show that aired mostly in Scotland throughout its run. It was shown to a lesser degree across some of the ITV Network. It was based upon the U.S. version of the show and used the US show's "halftime cue" as its theme music. Format The game was centred on four contestants competing in a word search game mixed with trivia. The host asked questions and contestants buzzed in and searched for the answer on the board. Contestants had to find the line where the correct answer appeared and then the position as well as the answer. Points were awarded for correct answers, based on the line number added or multiplied by the position number. Example: Line 3 + Position 7 = 10 points or Line 3 x Position 7 = 21 points. When time was up, the three highest-scoring players entered the "''Cryptic''" round. In this round, the answers appeared one letter at a time and the contestants were given a clue to each word. The first two players with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The High Road
''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the fictional village of Glendarroch, and exteriors were filmed in the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond. The series was dropped by most ITV stations in the 1990s – the Scottish, Grampian, Border and Ulster stations continued to screen it until the last episode. From April 2020, the entire series is being made available free to view on the STV Player app. History Origins In 1979, the ITV network decided that its daytime schedule would be improved by the inclusion of a soap opera set in Scotland. At the time the only soap opera being made by any of the three Scottish regional companies was Scottish Television's ''Garnock Way'', set in a Central Belt mining community not far from Glasgow. It had been running in Scotland for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grampian Today
''North Tonight'' is a Scottish nightly regional news programme covering the North of Scotland, produced by STV North (formerly Grampian Television). History During the late 1960s and 1970s, Grampian's regional news service consisted of daily 10-minute evening bulletins. By 1978, the bulletins had developed into a magazine programme entitled ''Grampian Today'', initially broadcast from Wednesday - Friday before expanding to every weeknight. The programme was relaunched as ''North Tonight'' on Monday 7 January 1980 in an effort to reflect the Northern Scotland region as a whole - its first presenters were John Duncanson and Selina Scott. The launch of ''North Tonight'' coincided with the opening of a new remote-controlled studio at Albany House in Dundee (an event broadcast live on the first programme) and an expansion into Grampian's use of Electronic News Gathering (ENG) cameras. ''Grampian Today'' had pioneered the use of such cameras in 1978, allowing the company to extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
