2004 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2004.

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Events

January

• 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.

February

• 2 February – SMG’s sells its stake in GMTV to ITV plc for £31 million.[1]

March

• 9 March – An NFO System Three poll conducted for the Scottish Consumer Council indicates that 70% of those questioned are in favour of a Scottish Six news programme replacing the main BBC Six O'Clock News from London.[2]

April

• 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.

May to December

• No events.

Unknown

• Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.

Debuts

BBC

• 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)

ITV

• 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)
• Unknown – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Public Account (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Taggart (1983–present)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–present)
• Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
• Still Game (2002–2007)
• River City (2002–present)
• The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)

Ending this year

• 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
• 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)

Deaths

• 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
• 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
• 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
• 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
• Unknown – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
• Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist

See also

• 2004 in Scotland

References

1. Tryhorn, Chris (10 May 2004). "ITV buys GMTV stake from SMG". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
2. "Survey supports BBC Scottish Six". =BBC News. BBC. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2012.