2016 in Scottish television

Overview of the events of 2016 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2016.

## Events

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### January

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### February

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### March

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* 24 March – the first Scottish Parliament election leaders' debate featured Nicola Sturgeon, Patrick Harvie, Ruth Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Willie Rennie, and David Coburn.[1] The live debate was hosted by BBC Scotland in Glasgow.
* 29 March – the second leaders' debate featured the five leaders of the parties which held seats in the last Parliament.[2] The live debate was hosted by STV.

### April

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### May

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* 25 May – Jim McColl and the production team of Tern television for the 1000th episode of The Beechgrove Garden receive the 2016 Royal Television Society Scotland Awards.[3]

### June to August

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### September

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* 21 September – STV announce that they will launch a new half-hourly programme covering domestic, UK and international news- to be rolled out early the following year, ahead of the BBC arriving at a decision about a Scottish Six programme.[4]

### October

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* No events.

### November

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* 6 November – Shetland won best TV drama and Douglas Henshall was named best TV actor at the BAFTA Scotland awards.[5]

### December

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* 7 December – Donalda MacKinnon appointed BBC Scotland's first female director.[6]
* 14 December – Scotland 2016 is broadcast on BBC Two Scotland for the final time.[7]

## Debuts

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* 5 August – Highlands: Scotland's Wild Heart made for BBC Scotland by Maramedia, a Glasgow-based production company.[8]
* The River (2016) on BBC[9]

## Ending this year

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* 14 December – Scotland 2016 (2014)

## Television series

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* Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
* Sportscene (1975–present)
* Landward (1976–present)
* The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
* Eòrpa (1993–present)
* Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)[10]
* River City (2002–present)
* The Adventure Show (2005–present)
* An Là (2008–present)
* Trusadh (2008–present)
* STV Rugby (2009–2010; 2011–present)
* Gary: Tank Commander (2009–present)
* STV News at Six (2009–present)
* The Nightshift (2010–present)
* Scotland Tonight (2011–present)
* Shetland (2013–present)
* Scot Squad (2014–present)
* Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)[11]
* Two Doors Down (2016–present)

## Deaths

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* 31 March – Ronnie Corbett, 85, comedian and writer[12]

## See also

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* 2016 in Scotland

## References

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1. ^ Peterkin, Tom (24 March 2016). "Leaders' debate: Sturgeon confirms 50p tax rate still a possibility". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
2. ^ "Party leaders trade barbs in Holyrood election debate". BBC News. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
3. ^ "Award for Beechgrove Garden star Jim McColl". BBC News. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
4. ^ Carrell, Severin (21 September 2016). "STV aims to outflank BBC by launching news show before proposed Scottish Six". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
5. ^ Ferguson, Brian (7 November 2016). "Scottish BAFTAs: Outlander and Sean Connery's son among big winners". The Scotsman. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
6. ^ Miller, Phil (7 December 2016). "Donalda MacKinnon appointed new director of BBC Scotland". The Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
7. ^ Carrell, Severin (21 June 2016). "BBC to scrap flagship current affairs show Scotland 2016". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
8. ^ Ferguson, Brian (29 February 2016). "Ewan McGregor to front new BBC TV series about the Highlands". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
9. ^ Spowart, Nan (7 November 2016). "Hopes for a tourism boost as BBC series The River puts spotlight on the Borders". The National. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
10. ^ "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
11. ^ "Still Game comedy duo say Jack and Victor will not be back". BBC News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
12. ^ "Ronnie Corbett obituary". the Guardian. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

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