1999 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1999.

Events

January

20 January – The UK government says no political pressure was applied to the BBC over its decision not to give Scotland a separate version of the Six O'Clock News.

April

30 April – Launch of the digital channel S2, the Scottish equivalent of ITV2.

May

6–7 May – Television coverage of the 1999 Scottish Parliament general election.
12 May – The Scottish Parliament meets in Edinburgh for its first session. Proceedings have been televised from the outset.

June

6 June – The final edition of political current affairs programme Scottish Lobby is broadcast on BBC2 Scotland.

October

1 October – Death of Lena Zavaroni, the Scottish child singer and television presenter.
4 October – Launch of Newsnight Scotland, the BBC Scotland opt-out of the main Newsnight programme on BBC Two.
31 October – Establishment of TeleG, Scotland's first daily Gaelic language digital channel.

November

8 November – Border Television drops its famous 'chopsticks' logo which it had used since it launched in 1961 when it adopts the ITV 'hearts' idents.

Debuts

BBC

13 January – Chewin' the Fat on BBC One Scotland
4 October – Newsnight Scotland on BBC Two Scotland

Television series

Ending this year

6 April - Machair
3 December – ''Fun House''

Deaths

1 October – Lena Zavaroni, 35, child singer and television presenter