1984 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1984.

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Events

• 20 April – 20th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.
• 8 October – Scotland Today is relaunched as a features-led magazine format with the news relegated to brief summaries before and after the programme.[1]
• Unknown – Debut of the Grampian Television current affairs programme Crossfire.
• Unknown – Scotland Today is given an overhaul to give the programme a more ad hoc approach to news, something which attracts a lot of criticism.
• Unknown – STV airs Scotland's Story, a 24-part series on the history of Scotland.[2]

Debuts

BBC

• Unknown – City Lights (1984–1991)

ITV

• Unknown – Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)

Returning this year

• 30 July – Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Public Account (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Take the High Road (1980–2003)
• Now You See It (1981–1986)
• Taggart (1983–present)

Births

• 16 February – Kari Corbett, actor
• 18 December – Tiffany Mulheron, actress

Deaths

• 4 January – Jameson Clark, 76, actor
• 6 September – Donny MacLeod, 52, television presenter

See also

• 1984 in Scotland

References

1. Kelly gets his eye in, Gavin Docherty, Evening Times, 8 October 1984
2. "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.