1999 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1999.

Events

January

• 20 January – The UK government says no political pressure was applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the Six O'Clock News.

April

• 30 April – Launch of the digital channel S2, the Scottish equivalent of ITV2.

May

• 6–7 May – Television coverage of the 1999 Scottish Parliament general election.
• 12 May – The Scottish Parliament meets in Edinburgh for its first session. Proceedings have been televised from the outset.

June

• 6 June – The final edition of political current affairs programme Scottish Lobby is broadcast on BBC2 Scotland.

October

• 1 October – Death of Lena Zavaroni, the Scottish child singer and television presenter.
• 4 October – Launch of Newsnight Scotland, the BBC Scotland opt-out of the main Newsnight programme on BBC Two.
• 31 October – Establishment of TeleG, Scotland's first daily Gaelic language digital channel.

November

• 8 November – Border Television drops its famous 'chopsticks' logo which it had used since it launched in 1961 when it adopts the ITV 'hearts' idents.

Debuts

BBC

• 13 January – Chewin' the Fat on BBC One Scotland (1999–2002)
• 4 October – Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two Scotland (1999–2014)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• High Road (1980–2003)
• Taggart (1983–2010)
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)

Ending this year

• 6 April - Machair (1993–1999)
• 3 December – Fun House (1989–1999)

Deaths

• 1 October – Lena Zavaroni, 35, child singer and television presenter

See also

• 1999 in Scotland

References