1954 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1954,

Events

• 11 January - The first weather forecast with an in-vision presenter is televised in the UK. The first weather presenter was George Cowling. ^[1]
• 5 July - First actual news bulletin, News and Newsreel, aired on BBC One, replacing Television Newsreel . ^[2]
• 30 July - The Television Act 1954 is given Royal Assent. It authorises the setting up of the infrastructure for British commercial television.

Births

19 October - Ken Stott, actor

See also

• 1953 in Scotland

References

1. "First BBC television weatherman George Cowling dies". BBC News. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
2. "BBC launches daily TV news". BBC On This Day. 5 July 1954. Retrieved 19 May 2009.