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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1989.

Events

January

7 January – BBC Scotland launches an extended Saturday teatime results programme. Rather than opting out of the last few minutes of Grandstand , the programme, called Afternoon Sportscene , runs for the entire duration of the time allocated for the day's results, starting at some point between 1 and 5 minutes before the network aired English counterpart Final Score .
January – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents.^[1]

February

5 February – The world's first commercial DBS system, Sky Television, goes on air in the United Kingdom.

March

15 March – BBC1 airs John's Not Mad ,^[2] an edition of the QED documentary strand which shadowed John Davidson, a 15-year-old from Galashiels in Scotland, with severe Tourette syndrome. The film explores John's life in terms of his family and the close-knit community around him, and how they all cope with a misunderstood condition.

April

20 April – John Leslie becomes the first Scottish presenter of Blue Peter .^[3]

May

20 May – Arthur Montford presents his final edition of Scotsport after 32 years with live coverage of the Scottish Cup final.

June

No events.

July

No events.

August

6 August – After being a co-host on the show last season, Jim White takes on the main presenting role on Scotsport replacing the now-retired Arthur Montford.
25 August – Rupert Murdoch delivers the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival in which he launches an attack on the narrow elitism within the British television industry.^[4]

September

1 September - The first ITV generic look is introduced.^[5] All three regions adopt the look, but Scottish drops it in December.

October

No events.

November

No events.

December

December – The controversial Broadcasting Bill is introduced into Parliament by the Government. It will pave the way for the deregulation of commercial television.^[6]

Debuts

BBC

Unknown - The Singing Kettle (1989-1993)

ITV

11 February - Home and Away (1988–present)
24 February - Fun House (1989–1999)

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)^[7]
Taggart (1983–2010)^[8]
James the Cat (1984–1992)
Crossfire (1984–2004)
City Lights (1984–1991)^[9]
The Campbells (1986–1990)
Naked Video (1986–1991)^[10]
Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)

Births

18 June - Jordan Smith, actor

Deaths

17 December - Edward Boyd, 73, radio and television writer

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References

↑ "Ident Central - Scottish Television 1989-1992". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
↑ John's Not Mad at IMDb
↑ "I Love Blue Peter – John Leslie". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
↑ Shaps, Simon (24 August 2009). "Rupert predicted the future but will James be such a visionary?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ "Scottish Television ITV Corporate Ident 1989 Announcer Brian Ford". YouTube. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ "The Broadcasting Acts of 1990 and 1996". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
↑ 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.
↑ Tait, Derek (15 November 2019). A 1980s Childhood. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4456-9242-5.

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[1] "Ident Central - Scottish Television 1989-1992". Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-26.

[2] John's Not Mad at IMDb

[3] "I Love Blue Peter – John Leslie". BBC Online. Retrieved 9 May 2009.

[4] Shaps, Simon (24 August 2009). "Rupert predicted the future but will James be such a visionary?". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[5] "Scottish Television ITV Corporate Ident 1989 Announcer Brian Ford". YouTube. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

[6] "The Broadcasting Acts of 1990 and 1996". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2012.

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

[10] Tait, Derek (15 November 2019). A 1980s Childhood. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-4456-9242-5.

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