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2018 In Scottish Television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2018. Events January *No events. February *No events. March *No events. April *April – Students are able to enrol for the new National Film and Television School in Scotland. *1 April – 50th anniversary of the first edition of the BBC's ''Reporting Scotland''. May *16 May – STV announces that the STV2 local television network is to close at the end of the following month. and that it had sold the channel's assets to That's Media, owners of the That's TV network of local television stations in England. June *30 June – **STV2 closes down and the channel's assets are sold to That's Media, owners of the That's TV network of local television stations in England. **The closure of STV2 results in the cancellation of ''STV News Tonight''. July * No events. August *No events. September * 7 September – The Edinburgh edition of ''STV News at Six'' ends and is replaced on the 10th by shorter opt-outs within a Central S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River City
''River City'' is a Scottish television soap opera created by Stephen Greenhorn which has been broadcast on BBC One Scotland since September 2002. Since 2019, the show has aired episodes a day earlier on the new BBC Scotland channel. Set in the fictional district of Shieldinch in the West End of Glasgow, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. From its inception in 2002, the soap struggled to grasp viewers' approval, but would gradually see a rise in popularity. In 2023, the soap won 'Best Drama' at the Royal Television Society Scotland awards. History In 2000, BBC Scotland were in talks of launching its own serial drama for Scotland. With the success of the BBC's other soap operas ''EastEnders'' and ''Holby City'', which was launched the year before, the Corporation opened to independent producers but later decided to open an in-house bid. The BBC invited Stephen Greenhorn, who had finished working on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The High Road
''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV (TV network), ITV daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the fictional village of Glendarroch, Scotland, with exteriors filmed in the village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond. The series was dropped by most ITV stations in the 1990s, while Scottish, Grampian Television, Grampian, ITV Border, Border and Ulster Television, Ulster stations continued to screen it until its last episode. From April 2020, the entire series was made available to stream to UK viewers on the STV Player app. History Origins In 1979, the ITV (TV network), ITV network decided its daytime schedule would be improved by the inclusion of a soap opera set in Scotland. At the time the only soap opera being made by any of the three Scottish regional companies was Scottish Television's ''Garnock Way'', set in a Central Belt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith MacArthur
Edith MacArthur (8 March 1926 – 25 April 2018) was a Scottish actress noted for her elegant screen presence. Early life MacArthur was born in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, the daughter of Donald MacArthur and Minnie Ross MacArthur. She studied at Ardrossan Academy and the Royal College of Music. During World War II, she worked at the Admiralty Map Correction station in Ayrshire. Career MacArthur began acting with the amateur Ardrossan & Saltcoats Players. She made her professional stage debut with the Wilson Barrett Company at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. She worked in various Scottish stage companies, including Perth Rep, the Edinburgh Gateway and the Glasgow Citizens, before moving to London in 1960. She made her London stage debut that year, in Alec Coppel's '' The Gazebo,'' at the Savoy. With the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s, she played Lady Montague in ''Romeo and Juliet''. She was twice in London productions of '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'', in d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Doors Down (TV Series)
''Two Doors Down'' is a Scottish television sitcom, produced by BBC Studios. It was created by Simon Carlyle and Gregor Sharp, and stars Arabella Weir, Alex Norton, Doon Mackichan, Jonathan Watson and Elaine C. Smith as neighbours in a suburban street in Scotland. Following a one-off Hogmanay special broadcast nationwide on BBC One in December 2013, a full series was commissioned, and began airing on BBC Two in April 2016, with a second that November. A further five series and four Christmas specials were broadcast over 2017 to 2023, moving to BBC One in late 2022 for its Christmas special, and its seventh series broadcast in late 2023. ''Two Doors Down'' won the Best Comedy award at the 2017 Royal Television Society Scotland Awards, with separate BAFTA Scotland wins for cast and crew over the course of its run. The show was cancelled following the death of co-creator Simon Carlyle in August 2023. However, it was then reported in March 2025, that the sitcom would return for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Game
''Still Game'' is a Scotland, Scottish sitcom produced by Effingee Productions, The Comedy Unit and BBC Scotland. It was created by Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill, who played the lead characters, Jack Jarvis (Still Game character), Jack Jarvis, Esq and Victor McDade, two Glasgow, Glaswegian pensioners. The characters first appeared in the pair's previous TV sketch show ''Chewin' the Fat'', which aired in Scotland from January 1999 until December 2005. Following its debut on 6 September 2002, List of Still Game episodes, 62 episodes of ''Still Game'' were aired, including Christmas and Hogmanay specials in addition to almost 50 live shows. The first three series were broadcast only on BBC One Scotland, though five episodes selected from the first two series were later broadcast throughout the UK on BBC Two in January and February 2004. From the fourth series onwards, ''Still Game'' was broadcast across the UK on BBC Two. After series six had aired in 2007, the production of ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scot Squad
''Scot Squad'' is a Scottish television mockumentary series about a fictional Scottish police force, made in a fly on the wall style. The show first aired on 27 October 2014 on BBC One Scotland. The show has aired seven series, including specials, on the channel. As of series 8, which began on 5 January 2023, the show airs on BBC Scotland channel. The show is directed by Iain Davidson and is narrated by Joe Hullait. Former '' Absolutely'' star Jack Docherty plays the fictional force's police chief. In November 2016, a special crossover episode made for ''Children in Need'' featured several of the show's characters meeting characters from Scottish soap opera ''River City''. Cast and characters * Jack Docherty as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (pronounced ). Miekelson is a competent Chief Commissioner, but he can occasionally be out of touch with modern values and technology. He also has a huge ego and an inflated sense of his abilities. In his free time, Miekelson enjoys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shetland (TV Series)
''Shetland'' is a British crime drama television series produced by ITV Studios for BBC Scotland. First broadcast on BBC One on 10 March 2013, it is originally based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted by David Kane. The first seven series starred Douglas Henshall as DI Jimmy Pérez, whilst Ashley Jensen stars as DI Ruth Calder from the eighth series. The cast also includes Alison O'Donnell as DS Alison "Tosh" McIntosh and Steven Robertson as DC Sandy Wilson, as well as Lewis Howden and Anne Kidd. Henshall won the 2016 BAFTA Scotland award for Best Actor and the series received the award for Best TV Drama. The stories take place largely on the eponymous archipelago, although some of the filming takes place on the Scottish mainland. Most, but not all, exterior location filming takes place in Shetland; in 2021, filming of series 6 and 7 took place in Shetland in two segments, each of about six weeks’ duration. Interiors may be filmed in either Shetland or in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland Tonight
''Scotland Tonight'' is a Scottish news and current affairs programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV News. The programme is presented by ''STV News at Six'' Central anchor John MacKay on Mondays & Tuesdays and former Sky News Scotland correspondent Rona Dougall on Wednesdays & Thursday. Details The half-hour programme, which launched on Monday 24 October 2011, replacing the former STV weekly-political programme '' Politics Now''. ''Scotland Tonight'' airs at 22:40 on Monday – Wednesday nights following the late bulletin from STV News; the Thursday edition has aired in a prime-time 19:30 slot since January 2020. The programme features reports, interviews & analysis on the Scottish national news of the day alongside coverage of politics, business, sport and the arts & entertainment. In January 2022, it was announced that the Thursday edition would move one hour later to 20:30 from March 2022, due to other changes to STV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Nightshift (TV Series)
''The Nightshift'' is a Scottish overnight regional television programme broadcast on STV in Northern and Central Scotland. The overnight strand initially began as a local six-week pilot programme in the STV Central region on Thursday 22 April 2010, before launching a second edition for the STV North region on Tuesday 13 July 2010. The service, broadcast live every night from STV's transmission control centre at Pacific Quay in Glasgow, features highlights of archived STV programmes, reports from ''STV News at Six'', showbiz news items and archive aerial footage of Scotland, as well as texts & e-mails read out live on air by an out-of-vision presenter, Additionally, STV aired a short ITV News bulletin at around 3am before opting out of the network to return to ''The Nightshift'' programme for the remainder of the allocated time. On Tuesday 12 April 2011, a separate edition of ''The Nightshift'' began airing in each of STV's four sub-regional areas used for news opt-outs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STV Rugby
''STV Rugby'' was a Scottish regional television programme featuring highlights of Pro12 rugby union matches involving Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. The programme, produced by the STV News department in Glasgow, was first broadcast in the 2009-10 season after a deal with the Celtic League Association, Scottish Rugby and STV was reached, following the closure of Setanta Sports in the UK. Magners League rugby returned to STV for the 2010-11 season, under the new name of '' Sports Centre: Rugby''. The ''STV Rugby'' brand returned for the 2011-12 season, after ''Sports Centre'' was axed. The 2012/2013 season was the last to be covered by ''STV Rugby''. Broadcasts The hour-long highlights programme was broadcast on Sunday afternoons during the Celtic League season and was available online on the STV Player after transmission. In addition to match highlights on Sundays, STV broadcast live coverage of the 1872 Cup games between Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors during the Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trusadh
''Trusadh'' is a Scottish Gaelic television news magazine programme that has been running since 2008 and that is shown on BBC Alba television. The contents of the programme range from sex reassignment surgery, to wolfdog ownership in the Highlands of Scotland The Highlands (; , ) is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots language replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlan .... References External links * Mac.TV (producers of ''Trusadh'') BBC Alba shows 2009 Scottish television series debuts BBC Regional News shows Scottish television news shows 2009 establishments in Scotland 2010s Scottish television series {{BBC-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
