- 6 January – The first edition of the new Scottish politics programme Public Account is broadcast on BBC1 Scotland. It is shown late at night on Monday evenings.[1]
- 9 August – Debut of BBC Scotland's sports strand Sportscene which replaced Sportsreel.
- 16 August – The first edition of Scoreboard is shown on BBC One Scotland. It is an opt-out from Grandstand to provide fuller coverage of the day's Scottish football news.
- Unknown – Schools programmes in Gaelic are broadcast for the first time.
- ^ Inside BBC Scotland by Alastair Hetherington p.48 (Whitewater Press),