1976 in Scottish television

Events

• 1 April – Debut of the Scottish soap Garnock Way, a short-lived soap that was made for ITV.
• 3 April – The first edition of BBC Scotland's rural affairs series Landward is broadcast. It was shown on Sunday lunchtimes as an opt-out, as the rest of the UK received Farming, and from 1988 Countryfile.
• 12 May – Transmission of the 1976 European Cup Final from Hampden Park, the biggest sporting outside-broadcast ever undertaken by an ITV company.

Debuts

BBC

• 3 April – Landward (1976–Present)
• Unknown – Public Account (1976–1978)

ITV

• 1 April – Garnock Way (1976–1979)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–Present)

Ending this year

• 31 August – Sutherland's Law (1973–1976)

Births

• 21 January – Kirsty Gallacher, television presenter
• 12 February – Jenni Falconer, television presenter
• November – Bryan Kirkwood, television producer
• Unknown – Polly Frame, actress

Deaths

• 11 February – Charlie Naughton, 89, comedian

References

References

1. "Garnock Way".
2. (3 July 2004). "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman.
3. (17 November 2016). "BBC Sport in Black and White". Springer.
4. (6 August 2025). "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary".