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Overview of the events of 1954 in Scottish television
This is a list of events in
Scottish television from 1954,
- 11 January - The first weather forecast with an in-vision presenter is televised in the
UK. The first weather presenter was
George Cowling.
[1]
- 5 July - First actual news bulletin, News and Newsreel, aired on
BBC One, replacing
Television Newsreel.
[2]
- 30 July - The
Television Act 1954 is given Royal Assent. It authorises the setting up of the infrastructure for British commercial television.
19 October -
Ken Stott, actor