1979 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1979.

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Events

• 16 March - Long running US educational series for preschoolers Sesame Street begins airing for the first time on Scottish Television.
• 3 May - Television coverage of the 1979 general election.
• Unknown - Broadcast of the made-for-television film A Sense of Freedom about the Glasgow gangster Jimmy Boyle.
• Unknown - Garnock Way concludes after three years on air.
• Unknown - BBC 1 Scotland airs Can Seo, a 20-part series teaching Scottish Gaelic. Can Seo means "Say This" in Gaelic.

Debuts

BBC

• 13 June - The Omega Factor on BBC 1 (1979)
• Unknown - Can Seo on BBC 1 Scotland (1979)

ITV

• 16 March - Sesame Street on Scottish Television (1969–present)
• Unknown - A Sense of Freedom on Scottish Television (1981)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)[1]
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–Present)
• Public Account (1976–Present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present)

Ending this year

• 15 August - The Omega Factor (1979)
• Unknown - Garnock Way (1976–1979)

Births

• 23 January - Dawn Porter, television presenter and writer
• 28 January - Ainslie Henderson, singer-songwriter
• 2 February - David Paisley, actor
• 21 April - James McAvoy, actor

Deaths

• 9 July - Roddy McMillan, 56, actor and playwright
• 24 July - Archie Duncan, 65, actor[2]

See also

• 1979 in Scotland

References

1. McDevitt, Ronnie (2012). Except for Viewers in Scotland: The Story of Scottish Football on Television. Andrews UK Limited. p. 195. ISBN 9781909143616.
2. "Archie Duncan". BFI. Retrieved 2 June 2018.