1988 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1988.
Events
- 19 January – Debut of the BBC Scotland made-for-television film Down Where The Buffalo Go.
- 13 February – Scottish Television begins 24-hour broadcasting.
- 19 July – Debut of the STV produced game show Wheel of Fortune.
- Unknown – Transmission of Tony Roger's The Steamie, about life in a Glasgow wash-house during the 1950s, starring Dorothy Paul and Eileen McCallum.[1]
- Unknown – An edition of Taggart entitled Violent Delights is watched by more than 18 million viewers, the highest audience for the series.[1]
Debuts
ITV
- 19 July – Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Public Account (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Take the High Road (1980–2003)
- Taggart (1983–present)
- James the Cat (1984–1992)
- Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)
- City Lights (1985–1991)
- The Campbells (1986–1990)
- Naked Video (1986–1991)
Births
- 27 January – Iain Stirling, comedian
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.