1963 in Scottish television

Last updated August 23, 2025

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1963.

Events

8 January - The Beatles record a performance for the children's programme Roundup at the Scottish Television studios in Glasgow.^[1]
Unknown - Fifty Grampian shows feature in the local Top Ten audience ratings.

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008)^[2]
The White Heather Club (1958–1968)^[3]
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)^[3]
The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)

Births

28 February – Stephen Jardine, journalist and presenter
8 May - Stella Gonet, actress
21 September - Angus Macfadyen, actor
4 November - Lena Zavaroni, singer and television presenter (died 1999)
24 November - Cal MacAninch, actor
28 November - Armando Iannucci, comedian

Deaths

5 March - Cyril Smith, 70, actor

References

↑ "8 January 1963: Television: The Beatles on Roundup". The Beatles Bible. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
1 2 Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. pp. 3 and 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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[1] "8 January 1963: Television: The Beatles on Roundup". The Beatles Bible. 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.

[Brown-3] 1 2 Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. pp. 3 and 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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