2002 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2002.

Events

January

• 23 January – At a meeting of the Scottish Affairs Committee in Westminster, BBC governor Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin tells the committee that the possibility of a Six O'Clock News bulletin for Scotland will be considered again following next year's Scottish Parliament election. ^[1]

February

• 4 February – MPs investigating broadcasting in Scotland visit Glasgow to hear evidence from academics and members of the Scottish Parliament. ^[2]
• 11 February – On the same day that the BBC launches its two channels for children, CBeebies Alba is launched as the new programming slot for Children's Gaelic Programmes on BBC One Scotland at 2:55 pm – 3:25 pm every weekday .

March

• 14 March – 50th anniversary of BBC One Scotland.

April

• No events.

May

• No events.

June

• CBeebies Alba stops being broadcast on BBC One Scotland.

July

• No events.

August

• No events.

September

• 2 September – The preschool series Balamory is first broadcast on BBC. ^[3]
• 24 September
  • Debut of Scottish soap River City .
  • Border Television is rebranded as ITV Border.

October

• No events.

November

• The BBC's children's programming in Gaelic resume on BBC Two Scotland during CBeebies under the same name CBeebies Alba.

December

• No events.

Debuts

BBC

• 13 March – Snoddy (2002)
• 26 April – Jeopardy on BBC One (2002–2004)
• 1 September – Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)
• 2 September – Balamory (2002–2005) ^[4]
• 24 September – River City on BBC One (2002–present)
• 7 October – Bits and Bobs on BBC Two (2002–2003)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008) ^[5]
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present) ^[6]
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• High Road (1980–2003) ^[7]
• Taggart (1983–2010) ^[8]
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020) ^[9]
• Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005) ^[10]

Ending this year

• 22 February – Chewin' the Fat (1999–2002)
• 12 December – Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002)

Deaths

• 29 August – Alan MacNaughtan, 82, actor ^[11]
• October – William Dysart, 72, actor

See also

• 2002 in Scotland

References

1. "'Scottish Six' back on the agenda". BBC News. BBC. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
2. "MSPs have say over broadcasting". BBC News. BBC. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
3. "BBC - Press Office - Balamory". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. Farley, Fidelma; Murray, Jonathan; Stoneman, Rod (14 January 2009). Scottish Cinema Now. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 130. ISBN   978-1-4438-0413-4.
5. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN   978-1-137-45501-7.
6. "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary". BBC Sport. 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
7. Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN   978-3-030-39407-3.
8. McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN   978-1-317-16096-0.
9. "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
10. Eames, Tom (6 September 2017). "Monarch of the Glen cast - where are they now?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
11. "Alan MacNaughtan Public success of a very private man". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 23 May 2022.