2026 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events taking place in 2026 relating to Scottish television.
Events
[edit]- 1 January – BBC Scotland's Hogmanay is again hosted by Amy Irons, Des Clarke and others.[1]
- 25 April – The cast and crew of BBC One Scotland's soap River City film the series' final scenes after 24 years on air.[2]
- 8 May – Journalists and some technical staff at STV were scheduled to stage a 24-hour strike over a pay freeze, on a day when the results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections were to be announced.[3]
- 1 June – Ofcom approves STV's plan to axe its separate news programme for the north of Scotland.[4]
Ongoing television programmes
[edit]1960s
[edit]- Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
1970s
[edit]- Sportscene (1975–present)
- Landward (1976–present)
- The Beechgrove Garden (1978–present)
1990s
[edit]- Eòrpa (1993–present)
2000s
[edit]- River City (2002–2026)
- The Adventure Show (2005–present)
- An Là (2008–present)
- Trusadh (2008–present)
- STV Rugby (2009–2010; 2011–present)
- STV News at Six (2009–present)
2010s
[edit]- Scotland Tonight (2011–present)
- Shetland (2013–present)
- Two Doors Down (2016–present)
- Debate Night (2019–present)
- A View from the Terrace (2019–present)
2020s
[edit]- BBC Reporting Scotland: News at Seven (2025–present)
Ending this year
[edit]- River City (2002–2026)[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Two Doors Down to Hogmanay: BBC Scotland unveils festive programme". Glasgow Times. 25 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ McLean, Pauline (25 April 2026). "River City films last ever scenes after 24 years on the BBC". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ^ "STV staff to strike on election results day". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ^ McIvor, Jamie (1 June 2026). "Ofcom approves STV's plan to axe north news programme". BBC News. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
- ^ "River City to come to an end in 2026 as BBC plans next generation of drama production in Scotland with three new titles". bbc.co.uk/culture. BBC Culture. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.