1959 in Scottish television
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 This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1959. 
Events
- 8 October – Scottish Television presents the first Scottish coverage of the General Election.[1]
 
Television series
- Scotsport (1957–2008)[2]
 - The White Heather Club (1958–1968)[3]
 
Births
- 12 January – Nick Nairn, celebrity chef
 - 18 March – Janice Hally, playwright and screenwriter
 - 27 August – Siobhan Redmond, actress
 - September – Gillian McKeith, nutritionist and television presenter
 - 7 September – Rona Munro, writer
 - 30 November – Lorraine Kelly, television presenter
 
See also
References
- ^ "Fifty years on, STV set for studio switch". The Scotsman. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
 - ^ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
 - ^ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.