1962 in Scottish television

Last updated August 23, 2025

This is a list of events in Scottish television during 1962.

Events

14 March – tenth anniversary of the first broadcast of the BBC One Scotland.
16 August – the BBC airs the original series of Dr. Finlay's Casebook .
Unknown – The Beatles make their first appearance on STV.^[1]

Debuts

BBC

16 August – Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)

ITV

Unknown – The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)

Television series

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

Births

23 April – John Hannah, actor
23 April – Elaine Smith, actress
17 May – Craig Ferguson, television presenter
31 July – Jackie Bird, journalist and newsreader
25 November – Blythe Duff, actress
28 December – Kaye Adams, television presenter
Unknown – Jack Docherty, comedian

References

↑ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
↑ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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[1] "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2012.

[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.

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