2021 in Scottish television

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List of years in Scottish television (table)

This is a list of events taking place in 2021 relating to Scottish television.

Events[]

January[]

  • 1 January – Hogmanay Live with Susan Calman sees in the New Year; overnight viewing figures indicate it is watched by 1.05 million viewers.[1]
  • 5 January – Up to sixteen traineeships on the Outlander programme are due to start[2] leading to speculation that filming for the sixth season will commence in the same month.,[3] having been postponed in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Asked about rumours that this would be the final season, executive producer Maril Davis stated that: "We are not aware that this is the last season. ... But we don't have any additional seasons picked up yet".[4]

September[]

  • 9 September – Scottish Comedian Janey Godley is dropped from a Scottish Government health campaign urging people to wear face coverings and take lateral flow tests after historic tweets were published in which she made derogatory comments about a number of black performers.[5]

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Year fireworks watched by 10 million viewers on BBC One". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ Shuttleworth, Jamie (7 November 2020). "Outlander Casting: Scots wanted to star in new season". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. ^ Macfarlane, Jenna (4 December 2020). "Outlander season 6: release date, cast, number of episodes and what will happen in the new series". Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ Bonner, Mehera (9 May 2020). "Outlander Season 6: Everything We Know". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Janey Godley dropped from government Covid ads over tweets". 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Tributes to Andy Gray after legendary Scottish actor and comedy star passes away". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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