1993 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1993.

Events

• 5 January – Scottish Television produces a new series of Doctor Finlay, last aired by the BBC in 1971.^[1]
• 2 June – Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announces the termination of Take the High Road from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough'^[2] This results in public protest, as many believe that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance.^[3] The issue is raised in the House of Commons under an early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper holds a protest as well.^[4] By the end of June, Scottish Television decide to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market,^[5] but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstate it after viewers complain about the show being dropped in the first place.^[6]
• 31 December – First edition of the annual Scottish football comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? which is aired each Hogmanay.
• Unknown – Scottish Television launches a thirty-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, presented by Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young – the first time that a regional television station in Britain has produced a full-length lunchtime news programme.
• Unknown – After retaining its franchise unopposed, Scottish Television invests shares in various ITV companies and media firms, including a 25% stake in the newly launched breakfast strand GMTV.
• Unknown – Launch of Telefios a Scottish Gaelic news programme on STV and Grampian.

Debuts

BBC

• 31 December – Only an Excuse? on BBC Scotland on 1 (1993–present)

ITV

• 5 January – Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
• 12 September – Hurricanes on Scottish Television (1993–1997)
• Unknown – Speaking our Language on Scottish Television (1993–1996)
• Unknown – Telefios on STV and Grampian (1993–2000)
• Unknown – Wolf It (1993–1996)

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 (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Fun House (1989–1999)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Machair (1992–1998)
• What's Up Doc? (1992–1995)

Deaths

• 3 August – James Donald, 76, actor
• Unknown – Agnes Lauchlan, 88, film and television actor

References

1. "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
2. "ITV network cuts off the Scottish High Road". Herald Scotland. 3 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
3. Cusick, James (16 June 1993). "Fans of doomed soap take high road to protest rally: Viewers are fighting to save a Scottish television series. James Cusick reports". The Independent (Independent Print Ltd). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
4. "FUTURE OF 'TAKE THE HIGH ROAD' SERIES (EDM2107)". Edms.org.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
5. "Scots will still take the High Road". Herald Scotland. 17 June 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
6. "Taking the high road all over Britain". Herald Scotland. 5 October 1993. Retrieved 29 April 2012.