This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1984.

Events

January

No events.

1984 in Scottish television

February

No events.

1984 in Scottish television

March

No events.

1984 in Scottish television

April

20 April – 20th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.

May

No events.

June

1 June – The final edition of current affairs series Agenda is broadcast on BBC1 Scotland. It had been on air for less than three years.

July

27 July – The final edition of Sixty Minutes is broadcast on BBC1, ending less than a year after it first went on air. Consequently, Scotland Sixty Minutes ends. 30 July – To fill the gap between the end of Sixty Minutes and the launch of BBC1's teatime news hour, BBC Scotland's regional news programme is broadcast for 20 minutes, beginning at 5.55pm, and the change sees the return of the Reporting Scotland name.

August

No events.

September

3 September – BBC1's teatime news hour is relaunched and now runs from 6pm until 7pm. The change results in Reporting Scotland moving to a new time of 6.35pm and the programme's length is extended to 25 minutes.

October

8 October – Scotland Today is relaunched as a features-led magazine format with the news relegated to brief summaries before and after the programme.

November

No events.

December

No events.

Unknown

Unknown – Debut of the Grampian Television current affairs programme Crossfire. Unknown – Scottish airs Scotland's Story, a 24-part series on the history of Scotland.

Debuts

BBC

Unknown – City Lights (1984–1991)

ITV

Unknown – Crossfire on Grampian (1984–2004)

Returning this year

30 July – Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)

Television series

Scotsport (1957–2008) Top Club (1971–1998) Scotland Today (1972–2009) Sportscene (1975–present) The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present) Grampian Today (1980–2009) Take the High Road (1980–2003) Now You See It (1981–1986)

Births

16 February – Kari Corbett, actor

18 December – Tiffany Mulheron, actress

Deaths

4 January – Jameson Clark, 76, actor

6 September – Donny MacLeod, 52, television presenter

See also

1984 in Scotland

References

Television in Scotland by year

1980s in Scottish television