This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1980.
Events January 7 January - Grampian Today is relaunched as North Tonight, as part of an effort to reflect northern Scotland as a whole. 1980 also sees Grampian introduces weekday lunchtime and closedown news bulletins, called North News and North Headlines respectively.
February 19 February - Debut of the Scottish Television's soap Take the High Road.
December 1 December – BBC Scotland carries out a one-week experiment in breakfast television. It is a simulcast of BBC Radio Scotland's breakfast show Good Morning Scotland. 28 December – The IBA announces the results of the 1980 franchise round, revealing that all three of Scotland's ITV broadcasters have retained their franchises.
Unknown Future British Prime Minister Gordon Brown becomes a journalist with Scottish Television.
Debuts
ITV 7 January - Grampian Today (1980–2009) 19 February - Take the High Road (1980–2003)
Television series Scotsport (1957–2008) Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present) Top Club (1971–1998) Scotland Today (1972–2009) Sportscene (1975–Present) The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present)
Births 8 May - Michelle McManus, singer-songwriter, actress, radio and television presenter 2 August - Kate Heavenor, Children's television presenter 21 November - Lisa McAllister, model and actress Unknown - Bryan Swanson, television reporter
Deaths 9 February - Renée Houston, 77, comedy actor 12 February - Moultrie Kelsall, 78, actor
See also 1980 in Scotland
References