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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1959.

Events

• 8 October – Scottish Television presents the first Scottish coverage of the General Election.

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• The White Heather Club (1958–1968)

Births

• 12 January – Nick Nairn, celebrity chef
• 18 March – Janice Hally, playwright and screenwriter
• 27 August – Siobhan Redmond, actress
• September – Gillian McKeith, nutritionist and television presenter
• 7 September – Rona Munro, writer
• 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, television presenter

See also

• 1959 in Scotland

References

1. "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
2. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
3. Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

• 1959 in Scottish television
• Television in Scotland by year
• 1950s in Scottish television