2004 in Scottish television

Events

January

• 8 January – STV launches a new political magazine programme, called Politics Now. It replaces Platform, and Grampian's politics and current affairs programme Crossfire.

February

• 2 February – SMG’s sells its stake in GMTV to ITV plc for £31 million.

March

• 9 March – An NFO System Three poll conducted for the Scottish Consumer Council indicates that 70% of those questioned are in favour of a Scottish Six news programme replacing the main BBC Six O'Clock News from London.

April

• 20 April – 40th anniversary of BBC Two Scotland.

Unknown

• Autumn – The lunchtime edition of Scotland Today is axed.

Debuts

BBC

• 21 September – Shoebox Zoo on BBC One (2004–2005)

ITV

• 8 January – Politics Now on STV (2004–2011)
• 30 September – High Times on STV (2004–2008)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–present)
• The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
• Grampian Today (1980–2009)
• Taggart (1983–2010)
• Only an Excuse? (1993–2020)
• Monarch of the Glen (2000–2005)
• Balamory (2002–2005)
• Still Game (2002–2007; 2016–2019)
• River City (2002–present)
• The Karen Dunbar Show (2003–2006)

Ending this year

• 2 September – Jeopardy (2002–2004)
• 22 October – Win, Lose or Draw (1990–2004)
• Unknown – Crossfire (1984–2004)

Deaths

• 27 January – Rikki Fulton, 79, comedian
• 26 February – Russell Hunter, 79, actor
• 3 July – Jimmy Mack, 70, broadcaster
• 31 July – Robert James, 80, actor
• 28 November – Molly Weir, 94, actress
• Unknown – Ron Thomson, 75, journalist

References

References

1. Tryhorn, Chris. (10 May 2004). "ITV buys GMTV stake from SMG". The Guardian.
2. (9 March 2004). "Survey supports BBC Scottish Six". BBC.
3. (17 November 2016). "BBC Sport in Black and White". Springer.
4. (6 August 2025). "Sportscene at 50: Famous faces back for anniversary".
5. (14 October 2016). "Contemporary British Television Crime Drama: Cops on the Box". Taylor & Francis.
6. "Hogmanay favourite Only an Excuse says cheerio. What did you think?".
7. (6 September 2017). "Monarch of the Glen cast - where are they now?".
8. (14 January 2009). "Scottish Cinema Now". Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
9. (15 February 2019). "Still Game comedy duo say Jack and Victor will not be back".
10. "The Scotsman Sessions #192: Karen Dunbar".