1993 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1993.

Events

1 January – Scottish Television launches a new set of idents [1]
4 January – Following the launch of GMTV, news bulletins from Scotland are seen on ITV at breakfast for the first time.
5 January – Scottish produces a new series of Doctor Finlay, last aired by the BBC in 1971.[2]
January – Scottish launches a 30-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today.

2 June – Marcus Plantin, ITV's network director, announces the termination of Take the High Road from September 1993, as 'ITV's statisticians believed English audiences have had enough'[3] This results in public protest, as many believe that without ITV companies south of the border, the series had no chance.[4] The issue is raised in the House of Commons under an early day motions, and the Daily Record newspaper holds a protest as well.[5] By the end of June, Scottish Television decide to continue producing the series mainly for the Scottish market,[6] but within a month, nearly all the ITV companies reinstate it after viewers complain about the show being dropped in the first place.[7]

31 December – First edition of the annual Scottish football comedy sketch show Only an Excuse? which is aired each Hogmanay.

Launch of Telefios, a Scottish Gaelic news programme broadcast on STV and Grampian.
Scottish Television launches a thirty-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, presented by Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young – the first time that a regional television station in Britain has produced a full-length lunchtime news programme.
After retaining its franchise unopposed on 16 October 1991, Scottish Television invests shares in various ITV companies and media firms, including a 25% stake in the newly launched breakfast strand GMTV.

5 January – Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
12 September – // Hurricanes on Scottish Television (1993–1997)
Unknown – Speaking our Language on Scottish Television (1993–1996)
Unknown – Telefios on STV and Grampian (1993–2000)
Unknown – Wolf It (1993–1996)

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