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unusual facts about Scottish Television


Ishbel MacAskill

She appeared on the Transatlantic Sessions television series, and also played the part of the shop assistant Nora in the popular 1990s Gaelic language soap opera Machair on Scottish Television.


1993 in Scottish television

Unknown – Scottish Television launches a thirty-minute lunchtime edition of Scotland Today, presented by Angus Simpson and Kirsty Young – the first time that a regional television station in Britain has produced a full-length lunchtime news programme.

Arlene Stuart

Stuart left Grampian in the mid-nineties to become a presenter of Scottish Television's children's magazine show Wemyss Bay 902101 before joining BBC Scotland as an announcer and transmission director.

Metropolitan Community Church of Edinburgh

The Congregation has appeared on BBC Radio Scotland several times over the years — generally on religious or news programmes — and on Scottish Television.


see also

Coia

Paul Coia (born 1955), Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer

Glasgow patter

Popular Scottish television comedies such as Rab C. Nesbitt, Chewin' the Fat, Still Game and Limmy's Show also provide reference material, and have themselves contributed popular new expressions to The Patter.

Lindsey Archibald

Lindsey Archibald was a local Scottish television presenter for the defunct Daybreak, Setanta Sports and Rangers TV.

One Man and His Hob

The programme was made by Ginger Productions, and was re-aired on Scottish television station STV, which owned Ginger Productions.

Ross Finbow

He has also appeared in an episode of Taggart (a long running Scottish television programme) as a nurse.

Safe as Houses

Safe as Houses was a Scottish television property programme on STV, hosted by sports broadcaster Ali Douglas and money advisor Fergus Muirhead.