1985 in Scottish television
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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.[1]
May[]
- No events.
June[]
- No events.
July[]
- No events.
August[]
- 31 August – Scottish Television changes its "STV" logo to the computerised "thistle" design.[2]
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 10:10 am.
November[]
- No events.
December[]
- No events.
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 (1981–1986)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)
- City Lights (1984–1991)
Births[]
- 20 March – Phil MacHugh, television presenter
Deaths[]
- 26 January – Chic Murray, 65, comedian and actor
See also[]
References[]
- ^ TV Live - Grampian
- ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
Categories:
- 1985 in Scottish television
- Television in Scotland by year
- 1980s in Scottish television