1964 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1964.
Events
[edit]- 20 April – BBC 2 Scotland starts broadcasting; the existing BBC channel is renamed BBC 1 Scotland. A power failure prevents the planned opening night's schedule from happening, meaning the first programme shown is Play School the following morning.
- 30 April – Television sets manufactured as of this date are required to receive UHF channels.
- 15 August – Scottish launches Scotsport Results to provide Scottish viewers with a round-up of the day's Scottish football. It is broadcast on Saturday teatimes, at around 5 pm during the football season.
- 15 October – Television coverage of the general election.
- 15 December – Peter Watkins' docudrama Culloden is shown nationally on BBC TV.
Television series
[edit]- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- The White Heather Club (1958–1968)
- Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)[1]
- The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)
Births
[edit]- 13 May - Lorraine McIntosh, singer and actress
- 6 September - Stephen Greenhorn, playwright, television writer and novelist
- Unknown - Paul Higgins, actor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.
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