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1976 In Scottish Television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1976. Events *1 April – Debut of the Scottish soap ''Garnock Way'', a short-lived soap that was made for ITV. *3 April – The first edition of BBC Scotland's rural affairs series ''Landward'' is broadcast. It was shown on Sunday lunchtimes as an opt-out, as the rest of the UK received ''Farming'', and from 1988 ''Countryfile''. *12 May – Transmission of the 1976 European Cup Final from Hampden Park, the biggest sporting outside-broadcast ever undertaken by an ITV company. Debuts BBC *3 April – ''Landward'' (1976–Present) *Unknown – ''Public Account'' (1976–1978) ITV *1 April – ''Garnock Way'' (1976–1979) Television series *''Scotsport'' (1957–2008) *''Reporting Scotland'' (1968–1983; 1984–present) *''Top Club'' (1971–1998) *''Scotland Today'' (1972–2009) *''Sportscene'' (1975–Present) Ending this year *31 August – ''Sutherland's Law'' (1973–1976) Births *21 January – Kirsty Gallacher, tele ... [...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] |
Scotland Today
''Scotland Today'' is a Scottish regional news programme covering Central Scotland, produced by STV Central (formerly Scottish Television). Despite its name suggesting a national remit, the programme was actually limited to stories around STV's Central Belt franchise. ''North Tonight'' covered STV's North Scotland region (from North Fife upwards), until both programmes were renamed '' STV News at Six'' in March 2009. History 1970s Based in Glasgow, the programme began on 11 September 1972 in a style very similar to its BBC counterpart ''Reporting Scotland'' and co-anchored by John Toye and Bill Kerr Elliot. At first, the programme was double headed, but within a year, Toye became its solo presenter and went on to present ''Scotland Today'' for 12 years. During the first six years, it was only on air for ten months of the year, taking a regular summer break and having its timeslot filled by regional magazine programmes including ''Isabel on...'' and ''Watch This Space''. The progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Scottish Television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1976. Events *1 April – Debut of the Scottish soap ''Garnock Way'', a short-lived soap that was made for ITV. *3 April – The first edition of BBC Scotland's rural affairs series ''Landward'' is broadcast. It was shown on Sunday lunchtimes as an opt-out, as the rest of the UK received ''Farming'', and from 1988 ''Countryfile''. *12 May – Transmission of the 1976 European Cup Final from Hampden Park, the biggest sporting outside-broadcast ever undertaken by an ITV company. Debuts BBC *3 April – ''Landward'' (1976–Present) *Unknown – ''Public Account'' (1976–1978) ITV *1 April – ''Garnock Way'' (1976–1979) Television series *''Scotsport'' (1957–2008) *''Reporting Scotland'' (1968–1983; 1984–present) *''Top Club'' (1971–1998) *''Scotland Today'' (1972–2009) *''Sportscene'' (1975–Present) Ending this year *31 August – ''Sutherland's Law'' (1973–1976) Births *21 January – Kirsty Gallacher, tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 In Scotland
Events from the year 1976 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Willie Ross until 8 April; then Bruce Millan Law officers * Lord Advocate – Ronald King Murray * Solicitor General for Scotland – John McCluskey, ennobled as Lord McCluskey Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay Events * 18 January – The Scottish Labour Party is formed as a breakaway from the UK-wide party. * 6 February – Hunterston B nuclear power station begins generating electricity. * 7 July – Scottish MP David Steel is elected as new leader of the Liberal Party. * 14 October – Post Office Telephones take the UK's last manual public telephone exchange out of service on Portree. * 11 November – Brent oilfield production begins in the East Shetland Basin. * 12 November – Disappearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Naughton
Charles John Naughton (21 April 1886 – 11 February 1976) was a Scottish comedian. Naughton was born in Glasgow. He was a member of The Crazy Gang, and part of a double act, Naughton and Gold with fellow Glaswegian Jimmy Gold. In 1955, he starred in the first Guinness television commercial, playing the zoo-keeper with a German seal. He died in London. His daughter, Sally, was a pre-war actress on stage and with British-Gaumont films, appearing under the name Sally Stewart. As a 23-year-old she married in an Edinburgh solicitor's office in January 1939 to Peter Croft, 21-year-old British film actor, son of Ann Croft, actress. Sally's daughter, Naughton's granddaughter, Sally-Anne Stapleford is a five-time British champion in figure skating in the ladies event and won the silver medal at the 1965 European Figure Skating Championships. Selected filmography * '' My Lucky Star'' (1933) * ''Highland Fling'' (1936) * ''O-Kay for Sound'' (1937) * ''Alf's Button Afloat '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Kirkwood
Bryan Kirkwood (born 1976) is a British television producer. He was the producer of the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2006 until 2009, and was the executive producer of the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from 2010 until 2012. He returned as the executive producer of ''Hollyoaks'' in late 2012, before leaving again in March 2021. His final episodes aired in June of that year. In 2022, he returned to EastEnders as a writer. Career Kirkwood's first major role came as a storyliner for ITV's ''Coronation Street''. He later took control as the producer for Channel 4's ''Hollyoaks'' between 2006 and 2009, a period in which the show explored a number of well-loved and critically acclaimed storylines (such as that of the relationship between John Paul McQueen and Craig Dean and the Dog at the Pond explosion that killed five characters). After leaving the main ''Hollyoaks'' team, he produced the second series of the late-night spin-off ''Hollyoaks Later'', shown in 2009 on E4. He bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Frame
Polly Frame is a Scottish actress who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and is best known to children as Pinky Pinkerton, the hyperactive sports announcer on Disney Channel's pre-school television series ''Bunnytown''. She moved to Galashiels as a child, then to London after spending a year backpacking through India. Among her TV shows and films are ''Meet the Magoons'' and '' Half Light''. A graduate of Bristol University and its Old Vic Theatre, Frame appeared in a modernized version of William Shakespeare's ''Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...''. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Actresses from Edinburgh People from Galashiels Scottish television actresses Scottish stage actresses {{Scotland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Falconer
Jenni Falconer (born 12 February 1976) is a Scottish radio and television presenter. She appears on the ITV daytime show '' This Morning'' as a regular travel reporter and was a regular presenter of the National Lottery Draws on BBC One. She was a radio presenter on Heart FM, presenting Heart Early Breakfast on weekdays from 4am to 6:30am and Sunday Breakfast from 6am to 9am. She stepped down from Sunday Breakfast in June 2019 after Early Weekday Breakfast was extended from 4-6am to 4–6.30am (an extra 30 minutes) due to changes of scheduling and presenting at Heart Breakfast. In December 2019, it was announced that Jenni Falconer would leave the show after the new year. She presented her final show on Friday 20 December 2019. In January 2020, it was announced that Falconer will be the new host for Smooth London breakfast & hosting on Saturday mid-mornings. Early life Falconer spent her formative years in Bishopbriggs and Milngavie, two towns on the outskirts of Glasgow. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsty Gallacher
Kirsty Jane Gallacher (born 20 January 1976) is a Scottish television presenter and model. She began her career at Sky Sports News in 1998 and hosted '' Kirsty's Home Videos'', '' RI:SE'' and '' Simply the Best'' before returning to Sky Sports News from 2011–2018. Since June 2021, Gallacher has co-presented ''The Great British Breakfast'' on GB News. Early life The daughter of Bernard Gallacher, a professional golfer and Ryder Cup captain, and Lesley Gallacher, Kirsty Gallacher was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. When her father got the job of professional at Wentworth Golf Club, they moved south to Virginia Water, England, when she was 18 months old. Gallacher and her younger brother and sister were raised on the Wentworth Estate, where their close neighbours included Bruce Forsyth. She was educated at Coworth Flexlands and St George's School in Ascot, Berkshire. Career Approached by Mark Sharman, then deputy head of sport at Sky, at a Ryder Cup dinner, she began working as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutherland's Law
''Sutherland's Law'' is a television series made by BBC Scotland between 1973 and 1976. The series had originated as a stand-alone edition of the portmanteau programme ''Drama Playhouse'' in 1972 in which Derek Francis played Sutherland and was then commissioned as an ongoing series. The producer was Frank Cox.Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, , Jerry Roberts, Scarecrow Press 2009, p. 105 ''Sutherland's Law'' dealt with the duties of the Procurator Fiscal in a small Scottish town. The major cast members included Iain Cuthbertson (as John Sutherland), Gareth Thomas, Moultrie Kelsall, Victor Carin, Martin Cochrane, Don McKillop, Maev Alexander and Edith MacArthur. Directors included Douglas Camfield who directed episode 2 of series 2 "Caesar's Wife" transmitted on 22 May 1974Directed by Douglas Camfield, Michael Seeley, Fantom Publishing, 2020, pp. 184, 326 The exteriors for the series were filmed in Oban, Argyll. The signature tune was ''The Land of the Mountain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportscene
''Sportscene'' is the name of a range of Scottish sports television programmes produced by BBC Scotland. History ''Sportscenes predecessors were ''Sports Special from Scotland'' and ''Sportsreel'', which was broadcast every Saturday at around 5pm (results and reports) and 10pm (highlights) in the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1970s, a ''Sportscene'' format of a 5pm programme called ''Scoreboard'' presented by Gordon Hewitt (as a regional opt-out from ''Grandstand (TV series), Grandstand)'', plus a 10pm show with highlights from one English and one Scottish league or cup match, was established. ''Sportscene'' also covered European and international matches, which usually involved highlights but occasionally live coverage. The show was presented by Archie Macpherson with commentary by Macpherson, Alastair Alexander or Peter Thomson (BBC presenter), Peter Thomson. Shows ] There are a number of shows that come under the ''Sportscene'' brand. * ''Sportscene'' is broadcast on Saturday and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Club
''Top Club'' is a Scottish regional television game show produced by Grampian Television (now ''STV North'') between 1971 and 1998. History Running for over 28 years, ''Top Club'' was an annual tournament of general knowledge quiz games involving clubs and organisations from the Northern Scotland region. The programme was the most watched regional light entertainment programme on the ITV network, winning audience shares of up to 46%. Red Orbit, 3 March 2006 Initially broadcast until 1974 as ''Top Team'', the programme was axed in 1984 before being revived in 1989 with new presenter Frank Gilfeather
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