On September 30, 1961, commercial television was switched on for the first time in the north of Scotland, broadcasting from Aberdeen. On September 30, 1961, commercial television was switched on for the first time in the north of Scotland, broadcasting from Aberdeen. Who is Hasbulla? From Jim White to Kirsty Gallacher Ryan Rowe Published: 19:23, 9 Apr 2021 Updated: 0:11, 10 Apr 2021 THEY'RE the faces we come to know and love. From Diego Abatantuono to Checco Zalone, this is a mixture of young and old, classic and modern, wordplay and slapstick. A true A-list celebrity for decades beginning with his classic James Bond 007 era in the 1960s. Other highlights were 'Monte Carlo', 'The Sky's the Limit', 'Break the News' and the original 'Brewster's Millions'. Martin Shaw stars as the Inspector in the series which are based on the books by Alan Hunter. He began to venture more into commentary and replaced Jock Brown as the lead commentator on the BBC's Scottish football matches in 1997. In the early 1960s the BBC newsreading team was joined by Peter Woods, a former newspaper journalist. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Self - Presenter 105 episodes, 1969-1982 Johnny Silvo . List of notable or famous presenters from Scotland, with bios and photos, including the top presenters born in Scotland and even some popular presenters who immigrated to Scotland. A best actor nomination at the Oscars came for his star role in 'Reuben, Reuben' in 1983. However, in the first show Stewart wore trousers and in the second he rented a kilt before having them tailored.[3][5][6]. Indeed, Gallacher actually went on to present one series of Gladiators in 2008 alongside Arsenal hero Ian Wright. Having stayed up all night drinking before his interview with editor Eric Mackay, any fears that he had blown a golden opportunity were allayed as Marr entered the papers old North Bridge offices. Now McCulloch is the head of Celtic TV, presenting live football coverage and reporting on stories within the club. It introduced ENG Electronic News Gathering to its news coverage the first UK station to do so. In the early days light entertainment and music became the stations staple with shows often featuring in the local top ten. In this edition, the 50th anniversary of TV weather is being celebrated. The Jig Time cast - 1963, with presenter Jimmy Nairn to the right of the group, posing with guests from the show. His daughter, Fiona Kennedy, said: Grampian has always punched above its weight. Robbie was best known for many years in comedy roles on TV. This list may not reflect recent changes. He perhaps gave the greatest ever portrayal of the Dickens character 'Scrooge' in the film of the same name back in 1951. Here, in no particular order, is a selection of some of the best-known names to have graced The Scotsmans pages. He believes the newspaper which gave him his break has a vital role to play. Take a gander at some of Hollywood's most appealing male actors from Daniel Craig to Harrison Ford. He joined the paper in 1961 as an assistant editor, a role which involved leader writing and a regular column. Her talent earned her slots covering the 1988 Olympics on ITV and as correspondent at the 1990 World Cup in Italy following the Scotland team's camp. In 'The Last King of Scotland' in 2007 he played a fictitious young Scottish doctor alongside Forrest Whittaker as the monstrous Idi Amin. The 1990s confirmed Grampians solid position within the ITV family. A very underrated actor who has rarely played leading roles, but deserves the utmost recognition for his fine acting and many great performances in his movies. That in my view ought to be The Scotsman.. In 1978, Grampian came up with a notable first. The Corries, who performed on location rather than in the studio, were also staples of the show and later they were joined by singers Moira Anderson, Jimmy Urquhart (singer) and Kenneth McKellar. He also starred on American TV as 'The Invisible Man' in the 1970s and in the UK with the cult sci-fi series 'Sapphire and Steel' in the early 1980s partnering Joanna Lumley . Former presenter Diana Speed said: The skills I took with me to BBC Radio 4 were all down to the good grounding I had at Grampian. There are others we might see multiple times a week and get to know on first name terms. Not least is the fact that you may not have even known they were Scottish. However he is best remembered for appearing in drag performances as the long-suffering school mistress Miss Fritton in the St Trinian's movies of the 1950s. His last important role was in the 1995 hit 'Rob Roy' where he played the Duke of Argyll. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Here, BBC Television Service (Scotland) newsreader Henry Gray announces the weather, out of vision. He had also appeared in several Hammer Horror movies. For many years, in addition to weather broadcasts, the BBC made its own programme dedicated to everything you wanted to know about the weather. Other major hits were 'Above us the Waves', 'Moby Dick', 'The Guns of Navarone' and 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. He hosted the syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game (201417), for which he won two Daytime, These Poetic Geniuses Wrote Your Favorite Songs of All Time, American Public Figures Who Are National Treasures. View our online Press Pack. From clockwise: Rob MacLean, Hazel Irvine, Jock Brown, Dougie Donnelly and Chick Young, Jim White struggles attempting keepy-uppy alongside STV's team for the 1998 World Cup featuring Charlie Nicholas, Jim Delahunt and Craig Wilson, Jim White and Natalie Sawyer - transfer deadline day royalty, Hazel Irvine hitting the slopes to promote Ski Sunday on the BBC, St Andrews-born Hazel Irvine was a regular host of the BBC's golf coverage including The Open and The Masters, Jim Delahunt was a big fan of the official tie for France '98, Kirsty Gallacher was a popular figure on Sky Sports News for many years, Dougie Donnelly, a broadcaster with a smooth voice and an even smoother hair style, Dougie Donnelly shows no signs of putting down the mic as he approaches 70, Sally McNair (left) with fellow broadcasters Jackie Bird and Brenda Paterson, Sportscene's Jonathan Sutherland at the League Cup draw, Kelly Cates presented Channel 5's English Football League coverage with George Riley, Rob MacLean on the set of Sportscene in the nineties, Rob MacLean sporting a Cowdenbeath top alongside fellow broadcasters Alison Walker, John Barnes and Chick Young, Former rocker Dougie Vipond ditched the drums for TV work, Gerry McCulloch and John MacKay promoting Glasgow 2014, Credit: Luke Inman - The News of the World Glasgow, Grant Stott and Andy Walker were the final two hosts of Scotsport, Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan have maintained a presence on radio and TV for 25 years, Martin Compston goes wild on Line of Duty as he discovers Scotland have qualified for Euros, Scottish sports TV presenters: Where are they now? [3][4] By the Spring 1961 the series was given a wider audience when the series started broadcasting across the UK. Undeterred, Naughtie joined The Scotsmans Westminster staff in 1978 before becoming its chief political correspondent. Some only join us at breakfast time, others just as we are making tea, or they may be the last face we see at night before hitting the hay. In 1977, while working with the Press and Journal, Naughtie applied for a researchers job at Weekend World, the London Weekend Television series. Appsthatpayyou from London on July 11, 2013: Indeed some surprises in that list. He died in London in 1997 aged 71. Donnelly was a regular fixture over the next 15 years on the BBC, mostly covering Scottish football highlights. An actor who took many years to reach the top of the international scene. One of Scotlands most celebrated sportswriters, Mair was a former Scotland rugby international who became the games most trusted voice. As a youngster Dougray studied drama in Wales before moving to London in 1998. From 'Complicity' to 'X-Men 2', from 'Strictly Sinatra' to 'The Bourne Identity' and from 'The Flying Scotsman' to 'Rob Roy'. Recalling the event, Davidson said: I eventually put up my hand and asked her: What do you think about the current movement for womens rights and should there be women in the House of Commons., She said: I hate the expression womens lib which Id never used and went on to denounce it because it made women who stayed at home bringing up their children feel inferior. Before then Cosgrove had worked in music journalism for NME and The Face while Cowan was a Daily Record columnist. They concluded that they needed to do something but didnt know what it was. One dead and seven injured in Cornwall nightclub knife attack, Mller recall Cadbury desserts because of Listeria contamination, Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England, Additional flight to evacuate Britons from Sudan today, Ryanair cancels 220 flights over May 1 bank holiday due to strikes, Hardcore coronation fans already camped outside Buckingham Palace. Delahunt had a presence on STV covering football and rugby in the early nineties before receiving the call to replace the iconic White in the Scotsport hotseat. In 1988 he replaced the legendary Arthur Montford as host of STV's Scotsport and remained in the chair for ten years. (TV Presenter) 55 16 Birthdate: January 16, 1963 Sun Sign: Capricorn Birthplace: Bristol, United Kingdom James May is an English journalist and television presenter. By the 1980s Grampian had consolidated its position and became a firm viewer favourite its programmes in tune with the local audiences stretching from Shetland to Auchterarder. Another Scottish actor who is rarely a leading man. The last man to front Scotsport, Grant Stott has had a varied career spanning kids TV, Children in Need and radio work. The unit secured a major scalp in 1966 with a series of stories detailing how one of the board members of the newly formed Highlands and Islands Development Board had a major interest in the proposed petrochemical complex at Invergordon. 2. Regarded as the renaissance man of British journalism, Marr is one of the most formidable and prolific political journalists this country has ever produced. He is also fondly remembered for his role as the Greek taverna owner in 'Shirley Valentine' with Julie Walters. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Derek Ross King, MBE (born 21 February 1962) is a Scottish television presenter, actor and writer, best known for being the LA Correspondent for ITV Breakfast programmes Lorraine and Good Morning Britain. His best known movie was 'Band Wagon' in 1953 which starred Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. But it was one of her earliest contributions as assistant editor that made international headlines. It was to prove a lifelong calling. Now the main weekend presenter of, Richard Wyatt HTV news anchor, then presented BBC Radio Bristol's breakfast show from 2007-2009. Born in Clydebank near Glasgow in 1948. He sadly died in a car crash in 1999 in Loch Ness. By the time The Five Thirty Show came to an end in 2009, McCulloch's time working with Setanta as a commentator and presenter had been and gone. Programmes were initially recorded live, including the legendary folk gathering Bothy Nichts. Up the streets came a number of people who worked for the Herald who lived in Edinburgh and were coming home off the train, she recalled. Hi Thief12. The performers were Jimmy Shand and his band, Ian Powrie and his band, Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor, Scottish country dancers: Dixie Ingram and the Dixie Ingram Dancers, the stars of the show: Heather Hall, Heather Wright, Heather Roberts, and Heather Hobbs, who is known affectionately as "Hobbit". He. 11 January 1954 was the moment the BBC Television Service launched its television weather forecasting service where the forecaster could be seen! Age, medical condition and height explained, Italy's 'land without animals' reveals something sinister behind its famously passionate relationship with food Philip Lymbery, The newspaper has always attracted talented writers and editors, with some becoming household names finds Martyn McLaughlin. He first rose to prominence on TV in 'Band of Brothers' and then the UK series 'Shameless' portraying a young rogue. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname "The, Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American television host, comedian, author, and actor. He has also been prolific on TV again with series like 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Sinbad'. Honorable mentions should be given for the likes of John Hannah, Ewen Bremner, Angus MacFadyen, Kevin McKidd, Billy Boyd, Iain Glen, Peter Capaldi, Bill Paterson, David Hayman, Alan Cumming, Douglas Henshall and others who have indeed been leading men and also had some international success. The duo issued dozens of folk albums, and even had a hit single "Football Crazy" (1960) during the period that show was broadcast. Between 1959 and 1960, he worked as the titles Commonwealth correspondent, a not uneventful position given the decolonisation of Africa. A hugely successful actor with a string of star roles. An international breakthrough came in the year 2000 starring with Tom Cruise in 'Mission Impossible 2' as the villain Sean Ambrose. THEY'RE the faces we come to know and love - or not - and are welcomed into our living rooms with regularity. I'm looking forward to more great films from Gerard! and "Who are the most famous presenters from Scotland?" Born in Glasgow in 1923. SunSporttakes a look at the journeys of some of Scotland's top telly mugs. McNair was the first female sports TV journalist in Scotland and became a household name as the host of Scotsport from 1982. Antiques Roadshow is a long-running BBC show that follows the travails of antique appraisers as they roam the different corners of the United Kingdom.They visit a town, and the locals come in to have their antiques appraised by the experts from the show. Absolutely. Easily recognizable to a young audience as Dr Donald 'Ducky' Mallard in the 'NCIS' TV series. James died in 1975 after suffering a long period of ill health. They had come together for their Silver Jubilee reunion. However Billy's acting career began as far back as the mid 1970s. During the same period (195768) a New Year's Eve television programme, also called The White Heather Club, was used to herald in the Hogmanay celebrations. Gerald Sinstadt 1969-1981 & Martin Tyler 1981-1990 (Granada TV) Gerry Harrison 1969-1983 (Anglia TV) Hugh Johns 1965-1982 & Peter Brackley 1982-1988 (ATV & Central) Brian Moore (London) Even with such an output of highlights from both channels (BBC & ITV), not every first division match was covered. Although popular in its day, and in some respects competently made, it put forward a tartanised view of Scotland that was becoming very dated by the late 1960s.[7]. He explored these, and other strands, of his journalistic career during two stints at The Scotsman. He has starred in 'A life Less Ordinary', 'Moulin Rouge', 'Big Fish', 'Angels and Demons' and top of the heap in terms of fame was his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the 'Star Wars' prequels. Michael Fish, one of the BBC's longest serving weather forecasters remembers the high and lows of his career, including his legendary great storm of 1987 broadcast. Mark Cox Mark Cox One of Scotland's best known actors and star of Bafta winning TV sitcom 'Still Game' Kaye Adams Kay Adams is a presenter of ITV's Loose Woman Des Clarke Des Clarke is a Scottish comedian, host and presenter. Since his memorable role as Renton the drug-addict Ewan has never looked back. He wasn't the only one looking for a new home then and quickly settled back into life on terrestrial TV, presenting STV's Champions League coverage, and behind the mic on BBC Radio Scotland. He moved from Pakistan to Glasgow, in 1963, with his parents as a. Here she recalls the obstacles of being a woman in a male dominated environment, and recalls comments from viewers, mainly concerned with what she wore, rather than what she said. Antiques Roadshow has been around since 1979 and has had several hosts on its helm through the years. Fellow presenter Jason Mohammad said in July that Irvine had stepped away for "family reasons". This is the only televised moment where all BBC TV weather forecasters up to that point were seen together. Selina Mary Scott (born 13 May 1951) is a British television presenter who co-hosted the first dedicated breakfast television programme in the UK before crossing the Atlantic to join West 57th, a prime-time current-affairs show broadcast from New York. (And Canada when the television shows are shot up there). Born in Peterhead in 1959. After joining the Observer, Ascherson would later return to The Scotsman in 1975 as Scottish political correspondent, chronicling the events which led up to the devolution referendum in 1979.
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