This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1978.

Events

• 14 April – Debut of the BBC Scotland series The Beechgrove Garden.^[1]
• 3 July – The final edition of the Scottish politics programme Public Account is broadcast on BBC1 Scotland.
• Scottish Television airs a seven-part adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
• Scotland Today’s annual summer break is scrapped. Consequently, the programme is now on air all year round.
• Grampian Television becomes the first British television station to adopt ENG video cameras for news coverage. This move finally allows its regional news programme, Grampian Today, to extend from three to five nights a week. Grampian also develops its own outside broadcast unit, initially using studio equipment.

Debuts

BBC

• 14 April - The Beechgrove Garden on BBC 1 (1978–Present)
• April - The Standard on BBC 1 (1978)
• 30 September - Scotch and Wry on BBC 1 (1978–92)

ITV

• Unknown - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978)

Television series

• Scotsport (1957–2008)
• Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
• Top Club (1971–1998)
• Scotland Today (1972–2009)
• Sportscene (1975–Present)
• Garnock Way (1976–1979)^[2]

Ending this year

• Public Account (1976–1978)

Births

• 14 April - Michelle Duncan, actress
• 15 September - David Sneddon, singer and musician
• 10 December - Gordon Chree, broadcast journalist