1999 in Scottish television

Events

January

• 20 January – The UK government says no political pressure was applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the Six O'Clock News.

  February

• No events.

  March

• No events.

  April

• 30 April – Launch of the digital channel S2, the Scottish equivalent of ITV2.

  May

• 6–7 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.

  June to September

• No events.

  October

• 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.

  November

• 8 November – Border Television drops its famous 'chopsticks' logo which it had used since it launched in 1961 when it adopts the ITV 'hearts' idents.

  December

• No events.

  Debuts

BBC

• 13 January – Chewin' the Fat on BBC One Scotland
• 4 October – Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two Scotland

  ITV

• 1 January – Harry and the Wrinklies

  Television series

• Scotsport
• Reporting Scotland
• Scotland Today
• Sportscene
• Public Account
• The Beechgrove Garden
• Grampian Today
• High Road
• Taggart
• Crossfire
• Wheel of Fortune
• Win, Lose or Draw
• Telefios
• Only an Excuse?

  Ending this year

• 3 December – Fun House

  Deaths

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