1974 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1974.
Events
- 28 February - Television coverage of the February general election.
- 20 April - Tenth anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.
- 23 September – The BBC teletext service Ceefax goes live with 30 pages of information.
- 10 October - Television coverage of the October general election.
- 12 December - Official opened of STV's new studios by Princess Alexandra.[1]
- Unknown - The original home of STV, the Theatre Royal, is sold to Scottish Opera for conversion as Scotland’s first opera house.[2]
- Unknown - ITV begins developing the ORACLE teletext service. Dates for its launch are unclear, but it became popular around 1980.
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)
Births
- 15 January - Edith Bowman, music critic, radio and television presenter
- 30 October - Kerry McGregor, singer-songwriter and actress (died 2012)
- Unknown - Nick Ede, television presenter
Deaths
- 29 May - James MacTaggart, 46, television producer
References
- ↑ "footage_library". Web.archive.org. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ↑ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
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