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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1996.

Events

January to May

No events.

June

Scottish launches a new political programme, called Platform.^[1]

July

Scottish Television acquires Caledonian Publishing, publishers of The Herald and Glasgow Evening Times.

August

No events.

September

No events.

October

6 October – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents ^[2]

November

1 November – Launch of the satellite television channel Sky Scottish.
22 November – After nearly four year on air, Scottish Gaelic learners' television programme Speaking our Language ends after 72 episodes.

December

No events.

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)
High Road (1980–2003)^[3]
Taggart (1983–2010)^[4]
Crossfire (1984–2004)
Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
Fun House (1989–1999)
Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
Hurricanes (1993–1997)
Machair (1993–1999)^[5]
Telefios (1993–2000)
Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)^[6]
Hamish Macbeth (1995–1997)

Ending this year

18 September - Wolf It (1993–1996)
22 November - Speaking our Language (1993–1996)
20 December - Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)

Deaths

30 October – John Young, 80, actor ( Take The High Road )

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References

↑ "Platform (TV series)". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
↑ "Ident Central - Scottish Television 1996-2000". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
↑ 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.
↑ Berberich, Christine; Campbell, Neil (9 March 2016). Affective Landscapes in Literature, Art and Everyday Life: Memory, Place and the Senses. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-317-18472-0.
↑ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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[1] "Platform (TV series)". BFI.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[2] "Ident Central - Scottish Television 1996-2000". Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-26.

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

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

[5] Berberich, Christine; Campbell, Neil (9 March 2016). Affective Landscapes in Literature, Art and Everyday Life: Memory, Place and the Senses. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-317-18472-0.

[6] "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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