Grampian Television Compilations

2003, and Grampian Television leaves Queen's Cross Studio, Aberdeen. Over 2,500 film cans and nearly 2,000 videotapes were saved by Scotland's moving image archive as the doors closed. The National Library preserves mostly news, current affairs and documentary recording a Scotland from Shetland to Tayside that was also part of Britain and Europe. Steeped in Scottish culture and tradition, Grampian always looked outwards, embracing the changes of the era. (Indeed, the channel was first known as 'North of Scotland TV' before a swift name change to Grampian TV!) Grampian TV's willingness to invest in and adopt new broadcasting technologies made it an industry pioneer. It was the first ITV station to use 'electronic news gathering' (an advance which enabled the use of portable video equipment to make reports from outside the studios), and the first regional station to have its own outside broadcast unit. Making use of this technology, journalist Selina Scott made the first video report from an oil rig in 1979. It's award-winning news programmes, network documentaries and entertainment shows won Grampian the highest ratings approval of any company in the ITV network. So dinna fash, switch over to GTV and have look at some videos now!