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1955 in Scottish television
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1955 Scottish television
This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1955.
Events
23 April - The Scottish Cup Final is broadcast live on television for the first time. Clyde F.C. draw 1-1 with Celtic F.C., winning the replay 1-0.The Flag in the Wind Notable Dates in History The Scots Independent http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 2014-07-16 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225830/http://www.scotsindependent.org/dates1-g.htm 2014-05-23
17 May - Sir Anthony Eden hosts a ground-breaking television election programme for the Conservative Party, the first broadcast of its type. The 30 minute programme features government ministers pitted against newspaper editors.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/17/newsid_2931000/2931909.stm Eden takes to the airwaves BBC On This Day 2009-05-19 1955-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411090244/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/17/newsid_2931000/2931909.stm 2009-04-11 live
4 September - Newsreaders appear "in vision" for the first time.
25 December - After being on radio since 1932, the Royal Christmas Message is broadcast on British television for the first time, in sound only at 3.00pm. The first visual Christmas message is shown in 1957.
Births
3 February - Kirsty Wark, journalist and television presenter
13 June - Alan Hansen, footballer and BBC television sports presenter
2 October - Aggie MacKenzie, television presenter
28 October - Jeff Stewart, actor
See also
1955 in Scotland
References
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Category:Television in Scotland by year
Category:1950s in Scottish television