This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2004.
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Events edit
January edit
- 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme, called Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.
February edit
March edit
- 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 edit
- 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.
May to December edit
- No events.
Unknown edit
- Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.
Debuts edit
BBC edit
- 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)
ITV edit
- 8 January – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)
- 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)
Television series edit
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Taggart (1983–2010)[3]
- Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[4]
- Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)[5]
- Balamory (2002–2005)[6]
- Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)[7]
- River City (2002–present)
- The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)[8]
Ending this year edit
- 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
- 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)
Deaths edit
- 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
- 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
- 3 July – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
- 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
- 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
- Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Tryhorn, Chris (10 May 2004). "ITV buys GMTV stake from SMG". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Survey supports BBC Scottish Six". BBC News. BBC. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-317-16096-0.
- ^ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ Eames, Tom (6 September 2017). "Monarch of the Glen cast - where are they now?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Farley, Fidelma; Murray, Jonathan; Stoneman, Rod (14 January 2009). Scottish Cinema Now. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-4438-0413-4.
- ^ "Still Game comedy duo say Jack and Victor will not be back". BBC News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "The Scotsman Sessions #192: Karen Dunbar". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 12 May 2021.