1958 in Scottish television

Last updated August 23, 2025

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1958.

Events

7 May - First broadcast of the BBC variety show The White Heather Club , which aired until 1968.^[1]
August - Scottish Television gains rights to televise filmed highlights of Scottish League matches. Scotsport, which was previously shown only on Wednesdays, becomes part of the Saturday night schedule.^{[ citation needed ]}
9 September - Scottish Television broadcasts live football for the first time.^[2]

Debuts

BBC

7 May - The White Heather Club (1958–1968)^[1]

Television programmes

Scotsport (1957–2008)^[3]

Births

2 August - Elaine C. Smith, actress and comedian
30 November - Gary Lewis, actor
Unknown - Alastair Duncan, actor
Unknown - Rob MacLean, television presenter

References

1 2 "Birlin' back to the white heather". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
↑ "itv football 1968-1983 - League results by club". carousel.royalwebhosting.net. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.

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[scotsman-1] 1 2 "Birlin' back to the white heather". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

[2] "itv football 1968-1983 - League results by club". carousel.royalwebhosting.net. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

[3] Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.

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