2004 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2004.

Events

January

• 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme, called Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.

February

• 2 February – SMG’s sells its stake in GMTV to ITV plc for £31 million.^[1]

March

• 9 March – An NFO System Three poll conducted for the Scottish Consumer Council indicates that 70% of those questioned are in favour of a Scottish Six news programme replacing the main BBC Six O'Clock News from London.^[2]

April

• 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.

May to December

• No events.

Unknown

• Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.

Debuts

BBC

• 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)

ITV

• 8 January – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)
• 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Taggart (1983–2010)^[3]
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)^[4]
• Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)^[5]
• Balamory (2002–2005)^[6]
• Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)^[7]
• River City (2002–present)
• The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)^[8]

Ending this year

• 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
• 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)

Deaths

• 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
• 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
• 3 July – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
• 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
• 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
• Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist

See also

• 2004 in Scotland

References