1959 in Scottish television explained

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1959.

Events

• 8 October – Scottish Television presents the first Scottish coverage of the General Election.^[1]

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)^[2]
• The White Heather Club (1958–1968)^[3]

Births

• 12 January – Nick Nairn, celebrity chef
• 18 March – Janice Hally, playwright and screenwriter
• 27 August – Siobhan Redmond, actress
• September – Gillian McKeith, nutritionist and television presenter
• 7 September – Rona Munro, writer
• 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, television presenter

See also

• 1959 in Scotland

Notes and References

1. News: Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch . The Scotsman . 3 July 2004 . 25 April 2012.
2. Book: Haynes . Richard . BBC Sport in Black and White . 17 November 2016 . Springer . 978-1-137-45501-7 . 1 . en.
3. Book: Brown . Ian . Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities . 13 February 2020 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-39407-3 . 3 . en.