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2003 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 2003.

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Events

  • 6 January – Scottish and Grampian adopt the celebrity idents package, albeit with their own logos attached and with idents featuring a lot more Scottish personalities alongside those of ITV1.
  • 27 April – Scottish soap High Road ends after 23 years and over 1,700 episodes. The series airs in some English regions until 2004.
  • 1 May – Television coverage of the 2003 Scottish Parliament general election.
  • 17 December – BBC Scotland will not pursue the idea of a Scottish Six news programme following a major review of output which indicated a majority of viewers are satisfied with the status quo.

    • BBC

  • 29 October – Blue Heaven (2003)
  • Unknown – The Karen Dunbar Show on BBC One (2003–2006)

    • Television series

  • Scotsport (1957–2008)
  • Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
  • Scotland Today (1972–2009)
  • Sportscene (1975–present)
  • Public Account (1976–present)
  • The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
  • Grampian Today (1980–2009)
  • Taggart (1983–present)
  • Crossfire (1984–2004)
  • Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
  • Only an Excuse? (1993–present)
  • Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
  • Jeopardy (2002–2004)
  • Still Game (2002–2007)
  • River City (2002–present)

    • Ending this year

  • 27 April – High Road (1980–2003)
  • 3 December – Blue Heaven (2003)
  • Unknown – Live Floor Show (2002–2003)

    • Deaths

  • 26 November – Gordon Reid, 64, actor

    • References

    2003 in Scottish television Wikipedia
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