1976 in Scottish television
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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.[1]
Debuts[]
BBC[]
- 3 April – Landward (1976–Present)
- Unknown – Public Account (1976–Present)
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, television presenter
- 12 February – Jenni Falconer, television presenter
- Unknown – Polly Frame, actress
- Unknown – , television producer
Deaths[]
- 11 February – Charlie Naughton, 89, comedian
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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- 1976 in Scottish television
- Television in Scotland by year
- 1970s in Scottish television