1971 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1971.

Events

• 8 February – The Colour Strike ends after three months.
• 1 September – Border Television celebrates ten years on air.. It marks the anniversary by beginning colour transmissions, albeit initially only from the Caldbeck.[1]
• 30 September – Grampian Television celebrates ten years on air and to mark the anniversary, it begins broadcasting in colour.
• Unknown – BBC Scotland presents Sunset Song, a television adaptation of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's novel

Debuts

ITV

• 29 July - Top Club on Grampian (1971–1998)

• 18 September - Beagan Gaidhlig[2]

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)[3]
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

Ending this year

• 3 January - Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)

Births

• 23 March - Gail Porter, television presenter
• 18 April - David Tennant, actor[4]
• 30 November - Sanjeev Kohli, writer, comedian and actor
• Unknown - Kate Dickie, actress
• Unknown - Martin Geissler, actor

See also

• 1971 in Scotland

References

1. TV Ark: Border Television
2. "Parliamo Gaelic on television". The Glasgow Herald. 15 September 1971. p. 8. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
3. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
4. Cabell, Craig (2011). The Doctors Who's Who - The Story Behind Every Face of the Iconic Time Lord: Celebrating its 50th Year. Kings Road Publishing. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-84358-576-3.