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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1968.

Events

1 April - Debut of BBC Scotland's national news programme Reporting Scotland .
Unknown -
- Scottish Television introduces afternoon programming as its licence remit increases by three and a half hours a week.^[1]
- All three of Scotland's ITV contractors retain their franchises in the latest round of franchise decisions.
- Debut of current affairs programme Current Account .

Debuts

BBC

1 April - Reporting Scotland on BBC 1 (1968–1983; 1984–present)^[2]

Television series

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

Ending this year

The White Heather Club (1958–1968)

Births

13 October - Alex Ferns, actor
23 November - Kirsty Young, journalist and television presenter
Unknown - Gray O'Brien, actor
Unknown - Sarah Smith, news reporter

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References

↑ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
↑ "Reporting Scotland marks 50 years on air". BBC News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
↑ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. 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] "Reporting Scotland marks 50 years on air". BBC News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

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

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