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Last updated January 13, 2022

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1971.

Events

8 February – The Colour Strike ends after three months.
1 September – Border Television celebrates ten years on air.. It marks the anniversary by beginning colour transmissions, albeit initially only from the Caldbeck.^[1]
30 September – Grampian Television celebrates ten years on air and to mark the anniversary, it begins broadcasting in colour.
Unknown – BBC Scotland presents Sunset Song , a television adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel

Debuts

ITV

29 July - Top Club on Grampian (1971–1998)

18 September - Beagan Gaidhlig^[2]

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008)
Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

Ending this year

3 January - Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)

Births

23 March - Gail Porter, television presenter
18 April - David Tennant, actor^[3]
Unknown - Kate Dickie, actress
Unknown - Martin Geissler, actor
Unknown - Sanjeev Kohli, writer, comedian and actor

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References

↑ TV Ark: Border Television
↑ "Parliamo Gaelic on television". The Glasgow Herald . 15 September 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ Cabell, Craig (2011). The Doctors Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord: Celebrating its 50th Year. Kings Road Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-84358-576-3.

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[1] TV Ark: Border Television

[2] "Parliamo Gaelic on television". The Glasgow Herald . 15 September 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[3] Cabell, Craig (2011). The Doctors Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord: Celebrating its 50th Year. Kings Road Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-84358-576-3.

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