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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1999.

Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 2.1 BBC 2.2 ITV 3 Television series 4 Ending this year 5 Deaths 6 References

Events

• 20 January - The UK government asys no political pressure was applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the 'Six O'Clock News.^[1]
• 30 April - Launch of the digital channel S2, the Scottish equivalent of ITV2.
• 6 May - Television coverage of the 1999 Scottish Parliament general election.
• 12 May - The Scottish Parliament meets in Edinburgh for its first session. Proceedings have been televised from the outset.
• 1 October - Death of Lena Zavaroni, the Scottish child singer and television presenter.
• 4 October - Launch of Newsnight Scotland, the BBC Scotland opt-out of the main Newsnight programme on BBC Two.
• 31 October - Establishment of TeleG, Scotland's first daily Gaelic language digital channel.

Debuts

BBC

• 13 January - Chewin' the Fat on BBC One Scotland (1999–2002)
• 4 October - Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two Scotland (1999–Present)

ITV

• 1 January - Harry and the Wrinklies (1999–2002)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–Present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–Present)
• Public Account (1976–Present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• High Road (1980–2003)
• Taggart (1983–Present)
• Crossfire (1984–2004)
• Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)
• Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Telefios (1993–2000)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–Present)

Ending this year

• 3 December - Fun House (1989–1999)

Deaths

• 1 October - Lena Zavaroni, 35, child singer and television presenter

References