1963 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1963.

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Events

• 8 January - The Beatles record a performance for the children's programme Roundup at the Scottish Television studios in Glasgow.^[1]
• Unknown - Fifty Grampian shows feature in the local Top Ten audience ratings.

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)^[2]
• The White Heather Club (1958–1968)^[3]
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962–1971)^[3]
• The Adventures of Francie and Josie (1962–1970)

Births

• 28 February – Stephen Jardine, journalist and presenter
• 8 May - Stella Gonet, actress
• 21 September - Angus Macfadyen, actor
• 4 November - Lena Zavaroni, singer and television presenter (died 1999)
• 24 November - Cal MacAninch, actor
• 28 November - Armando Iannucci, comedian

Deaths

• 5 March - Cyril Smith, 70, actor

See also

• 1963 in Scotland

References

1. "8 January 1963: Television: The Beatles on Roundup". The Beatles Bible. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
2. Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
3. Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. pp. 3 and 194. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.