1960 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1960.

Events

• • 29 May - ITV broadcasts a Scotland international live for the first time. Scottish Television shows their 4-1 defeat in Austria. ^[1]
• August – The ITV franchise for North East Scotland is awarded to North of Scotland Television Limited, from seven applications.
• Unknown – The ITV franchise for the Anglo-Scottish border region is awarded to Border Television, from two applications. The other bid came from Solway Television.

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008) ^[2]
• The White Heather Club (1958–1968) ^[3]

Births

• 18 June – Paul Coia, television presenter and continuity announcer
• 13 September – Andy Gray, actor (died 2021)
• 6 October – Richard Jobson, television presenter and singer-songwriter
• Unknown – Richard Gordon, radio and television broadcaster

See also

• 1960 in Scotland

References

1. "itv football 1968-1983 - League results by club". carousel.royalwebhosting.net. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
2. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN   978-1-137-45501-7.
3. Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN   978-3-030-39407-3.