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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1991.

Events

January

No events.

February

18 February – BBC 1 Scotland is rebranded as BBC Scotland on 1 and BBC 2 Scotland as BBC Scotland on 2.

March to August

No events.

September

1 September – 30th anniversary of Border Television.
30 September – 30th anniversary of Grampian Television.

October

October – Scottish rebrands its overnight service as Scottish Night Time, and removed the overnight in-vision continuity.^[1]
16 October – The ITC announces that Grampian, Scottish and Border have retained their ITV franchises. Only Grampian's franchise had attracted rival bidders. The other two applicants for the north east Scotland franchise both submitted higher cash bids but both failed to meet the quality threshold.

November

No events.

December

31 December – The BBC airs the first edition of Hogmanay Live , an annual programme that rings in the New Year.

Unknown

BBC Scotland airs the series Restless Nation which explores the history of Scottish self-government.

Debuts

BBC

Unknown – Restless Nation (1991)
31 December – Hogmanay Live (1991–present)

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008)
Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
Top Club (1971–1998)
Scotland Today (1972–2009)
Sportscene (1975–present)
The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
Grampian Today (1980–2009)
Take the High Road (1980–2003)^[2]
Taggart (1983–2010)^[3]
James the Cat (1984–1992)
Crossfire (1984–2004)
Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
Fun House (1989–1999)
Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)

Ending this year

10 November – Naked Video (1986–1991)
City Lights (1984–1991)^[4]

Related Research Articles

Scottish Television is the ITV network franchisee for Central Scotland. The channel — the largest of the three ITV franchises in Scotland — has been in operation since 31 August 1957 and is the second-oldest franchise holder in the UK that is still active.

Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and now named STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands Grampian, Tayside, and parts of north Fife.

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References

↑ "Ident Central Scottish Television Night Time". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
↑ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.
↑ McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-317-16096-0.
↑ Williams, Craig (30 April 2020). "A look back at classic Glasgow comedy show City Lights". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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[1] "Ident Central Scottish Television Night Time". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

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

[3] McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-317-16096-0.

[4] Williams, Craig (30 April 2020). "A look back at classic Glasgow comedy show City Lights". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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