1994 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1994.
Events
January
- No events.
February
- No events.
March
- No events.
April
- 20 April – 30th anniversary of BBC Scotland on 2.
May
- No events.
June
- 6 June – Death of Scottish actor Mark McManus, best known for his portrayal of Glaswegian detective Jim Taggart. The Taggart series continued following his death.
July
- 22 July – Take the High Road is renamed High Road.
August
- No events.
September
- No events.
October
- No events.
November
- 10 November – The first edition of BBC Scotland Investigates is broadcast. It replaces Frontline Scotland.
December
- No events.
Debuts
BBC
- 9 January – The High Life on BBC Scotland on 2 (1994–1995)
- Unknown – The Tales of Para Handy (1994–1995)
- Unknown – World Tour of Scotland (1994)
ITV
- 7 January – The Magic House (1994–1996)
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)[1]
- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
- Top Club (1971–1998)
- Scotland Today (1972–2009)
- Sportscene (1975–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
- Grampian Today (1980–2009)
- Take the High Road (1980–2003)[2]
- Taggart (1983–2010)[3]
- Crossfire (1984–2004)
- Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
- Fun House (1989–1999)
- Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
- What's Up Doc? (1992–1995)
- Doctor Finlay (1993–1996)
- Machair (1993–1999)[4]
- Speaking our Language (1993–1996)
- Wolf It (1993–1996)
- Hurricanes (1993–1997)
- Telefios (1993–2000)
- Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[5]
Births
- 15 February – Marcus Nash, actor
Deaths
- 16 April – Frank Wylie, 58, actor
- 6 June – Mark McManus, 59, actor (Taggart)[6]
See also
References
- ^ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
- ^ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.
- ^ McElroy, Ruth (14 October 2016). Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box. Taylor & Francis. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-317-16096-0.
- ^ Berberich, Christine; Campbell, Neil (9 March 2016). Affective Landscapes in Literature, Art and Everyday Life: Memory, Place and the Senses. Routledge. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-317-18472-0.
- ^ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Mark McManus". The Independent. 6 June 1994. Retrieved 27 November 2022.