1968 in Scottish television explained

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1968.

Events

• 1 April - Debut of BBC Scotland's national news programme Reporting Scotland.
• Unknown -
  • Scottish Television introduces afternoon programming as its licence remit increases by three and a half hours a week.^[1]
  • All three of Scotland's ITV contractors retain their franchises in the latest round of franchise decisions.
  • Debut of current affairs programme Current Account.

Debuts

BBC

• 1 April - Reporting Scotland on BBC 1 (1968–1983; 1984–present)^[2]

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)^[3]
• The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)

Ending this year

• The White Heather Club (1958–1968)

Births

• 11 August - Gray O'Brien, actor
• 13 October - Alex Ferns, actor
• 22 November - Sarah Smith, news reporter
• 23 November - Kirsty Young, journalist and television presenter

See also

• 1968 in Scotland

Notes and References

1. News: Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch . The Scotsman . 3 July 2004 . 26 April 2012.
2. Web site: Reporting Scotland marks 50 years on air . BBC News . 22 February 2022 . 29 March 2018.
3. Book: Brown . Ian . Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities . 13 February 2020 . Springer Nature . 978-3-030-39407-3 . 194 . en.