1988 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1988.

Events

• 19 January – Debut of the BBC Scotland made-for-television film Down Where The Buffalo Go.
• 13 February – Scottish Television begins 24-hour broadcasting.
• 19 July – Debut of the STV produced game show Wheel of Fortune.
• Unknown – Transmission of Tony Roger's The Steamie, about life in a Glasgow wash-house during the 1950s, starring Dorothy Paul and Eileen McCallum.^[1]
• Unknown – An edition of Taggart entitled Violent Delights is watched by more than 18 million viewers, the highest audience for the series.^[1]

Debuts

ITV

• 19 July – Wheel of Fortune (1988–2001)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• Public Account (1976–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Take the High Road (1980–2003)
• Taggart (1983–present)
• James the Cat (1984–1992)
• Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)
• City Lights (1985–1991)
• The Campbells (1986–1990)
• Naked Video (1986–1991)

Births

• 27 January – Iain Stirling, comedian

References

1. "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 28 April 2012.