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2020 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2020.

Events

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January to June

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  • No events.

July

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August

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September

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  • No events.

October

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  • 19 October – Steve Carson starts as director of BBC Scotland. Around twenty staff departures, including some long-serving correspondents, are announced, as attempts are made to reduce the budget of the organisation by around £6.2 million by April.[3]

November

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  • 4 November – Amazon announces that its supernatural thriller series The Rig is to be filmed in Scotland.[4]
  • 7 November – Sky Sports announces that the Scotland and Northern Ireland Euro 2020 play-off finals will be made free-to-air on UK television.[5]

December

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Debuts

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BBC

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The Scotts, Group and the Daly Grind.[10]

Ongoing television programmes

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1960s

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1970s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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Ending this year

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mullen, Stacey (31 July 2020). "Steve Carson named as new director of BBC Scotland". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ McLean, Pauline (25 August 2020). "Coronavirus: Filming resumes on Scottish soap River City". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ Boal, Daniel (16 October 2020). "BBC Scotland newsroom talent lead mass exodus amid cost-cutting measures". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Amazon Original The Rig to be filmed in Scotland". BBC News. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Scotland & Northern Ireland Euro 2020 play-off finals free-to-air". BBC Sport. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Brian (1 December 2020). "Jackie Bird to make BBC Scotland festive comeback as Deacon Blue and Amy Macdonald headline Hogmanay special". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. ^ Ferguson, Brian (19 December 2020). "Scotland to get new marine murder mystery TV series focusing on Norwegian detective". The Scotsman. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  8. ^ Sabljak, Ema (27 December 2020). "Susan Calman reveals cast of Hogmanay 2020 show". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  9. ^ "New Year fireworks watched by 10 million viewers on BBC One". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ Ferguson, Brian (26 November 2019). "BBC ready to launch three new comedies with Scottish star Shauna Macdonald". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Goodbye Molly and Mack – CBeebies' most adorable show". the Guardian. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Only An Excuse had 'a good kick of the ball'". BBC News. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Stage and screen entertainer Johnny Beattie dies aged 93". BBC News. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Scottish actor Maurice Roeves dies aged 83". BBC News. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Obituary: John Duncanson, broadcaster who anchored Grampian TV's North Tonight for 20 years". The Scotsman. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2024.