This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2002.
Events
editJanuary
edit- 23 January – At a meeting of the Scottish Affairs Committee in Westminster, BBC governor Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin tells the committee that the possibility of a Six O'Clock News bulletin for Scotland will be considered again following next year's Scottish Parliament election.[1]
February
edit- 4 February – MPs investigating broadcasting in Scotland visit Glasgow to hear evidence from academics and members of the Scottish Parliament.[2]
- 11 February – On the same day that the BBC launches its two channels for children, CBeebies Alba is launched as the new programming slot for Children's Gaelic Programmes on BBC One Scotland at 2:55 pm – 3:25 pm every weekday .
March
edit- 14 March – 50th anniversary of BBC One Scotland.
June
edit- CBeebies Alba stops being broadcast on BBC One Scotland.
September
edit- 2 September – The preschool series Balamory is first broadcast on BBC.[3]
- 24 September
- Debut of Scottish soap River City.
- Border Television is rebranded as ITV Border.
November
edit- The BBC's children's programming in Gaelic resume on BBC Two Scotland during CBeebies under the same name CBeebies Alba.
Debuts
editBBC
edit- 13 March – Snoddy (2002)
- 26 April – Jeopardy on BBC One (2002–2004)
- 1 September – Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)
- 2 September – Balamory (2002–2005)[4]
- 24 September – River City on BBC One (2002–present)
- 7 October – Bits and Bobs on BBC Two (2002–2003)
Television series
edit- Scotsport (1957–2008)[5]
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)[6]
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- High Road (1980–2003)[7]
- Taggart (1983–2010)[8]
- Crossfire (1984–2004)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[9]
- Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)[10]
Ending this year
edit- 22 February – Chewin' the Fat (1999–2002)
- 12 December – Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002)
Deaths
edit- 29 August – Alan MacNaughtan, 82, actor[11]
- October – William Dysart, 72, actor
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "'Scottish Six' back on the agenda". BBC News. BBC. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ "MSPs have say over broadcasting". BBC News. BBC. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Balamory". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ Farley, Fidelma; Murray, Jonathan; Stoneman, Rod (14 January 2009). Scottish Cinema Now. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4438-0413-4.
- ↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
- ↑ "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary". BBC Sport. 6 August 2025. Archived from the original on 11 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ↑ Eames, Tom (6 September 2017). "Monarch of the Glen cast - where are they now?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Alan MacNaughtan Public success of a very private man". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 23 May 2022.