1978 in Scottish television

Last updated August 12, 2025

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1978.

Events

14 April – Debut of the BBC Scotland series The Beechgrove Garden .^[1]
3 July – The final edition of the Scottish politics programme Public Account is broadcast on BBC1 Scotland.
Scottish Television airs a seven-part adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie .
Scotland Today ’s annual summer break is scrapped. Consequently, the programme is now on air all year round.
Grampian Television becomes the first British television station to adopt ENG video cameras for news coverage. This move finally allows its regional news programme, Grampian Today, to extend from three to five nights a week. Grampian also develops its own outside broadcast unit, initially using studio equipment.

Debuts

BBC

14 April - The Beechgrove Garden on BBC 1 (1978–Present)
April - The Standard on BBC 1 (1978)
30 September - Scotch and Wry on BBC 1 (1978–92)

ITV

Unknown - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008)^[2]
Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
Top Club (1971–1998)
Scotland Today (1972–2009)
Sportscene (1975–Present)^[3]
Garnock Way (1976–1979)^[4]

Ending this year

Public Account (1976–1978)

Births

14 April - Michelle Duncan, actress
15 September - David Sneddon, singer and musician
10 December - Gordon Chree, broadcast journalist

References

↑ Brocklehurst, Steven (27 September 2015). "Beechgrove Garden's Jim McColl at 80". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
↑ "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary". BBC Sport. 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
↑ "Garnock Way". STV Player. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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[1] Brocklehurst, Steven (27 September 2015). "Beechgrove Garden's Jim McColl at 80". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[2] Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.

[3] "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary". BBC Sport. 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.

[4] "Garnock Way". STV Player. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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