1960 in Scottish television

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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1960.

Events

• • 29 May - ITV broadcasts a Scotland international live for the first time. Scottish Television shows their 4-1 defeat in Austria.^[1]
• August – The ITV franchise for North East Scotland is awarded to North of Scotland Television Limited, from seven applications.
• Unknown – The ITV franchise for the Anglo-Scottish border region is awarded to Border Television, from two applications. The other bid came from Solway Television.

Television series

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

Births

• 18 June – Paul Coia, television presenter and continuity announcer
• 13 September – Andy Gray, actor (died 2021)
• 6 October – Richard Jobson, television presenter and singer-songwriter
• Unknown – Richard Gordon, radio and television broadcaster

See also

• 1960 in Scotland

References