His first real starring role was in the charming BBC TV series 'Hamish MacBeth' as a Highland policeman. The Jig Time cast - 1963, with presenter Jimmy Nairn to the right of the group, posing with guests from the show. After starting out in radio in the eighties Irvine moved into telly with STV, initially as a continuity announcer, before becoming a sports reporter and presenter. He also starred on American TV as 'The Invisible Man' in the 1970s and in the UK with the cult sci-fi series 'Sapphire and Steel' in the early 1980s partnering Joanna Lumley . The name may have gone under the STV umbrella, but it remains a much-loved and much-missed institution. Before then Cosgrove had worked in music journalism for NME and The Face while Cowan was a Daily Record columnist. Yeah, so many play English or American characters that audiences don't realise they're from Scotland. The name may have gone under the STV umbrella, but it remains a much-loved and much-missed institution. Presenting a warm front: 60 years of the British TV weather forecast Undeterred, Naughtie joined The Scotsmans Westminster staff in 1978 before becoming its chief political correspondent. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Ted Brocklebank was head of documentaries. On the one hand, Lieblings standards were liable to frighten the life out of me, he observed. A popular role as Valentin Zukovsky in two Bond movies was superseded by his most well-known character to date, that of Hagrid in the enormously successful 'Harry Potter' series. He had even greater success back in the 1960s as Illya Kuryakin, the Russian agent alongside Robert Vaughn in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E' TV series and movies. He presented two seasons of a telly chat show,Friday Night with Dougie Donnelly and was voted TV Personality of the Year in Scotland in 1982. This was followed by UK network guest appearances on shows like 'The Young Ones' and 'Blackadder'. This is a list that includes people like Craig Ferguson and John Barrowman. His most famous part came in 1967 when he played Professor Quatermass in the successful sci-fi horror 'Quatermass and the Pit'. Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-American television host, comedian, author, and actor. Paul Balmoral Coia (born 19 June 1960 in Glasgow) is a Scottish television presenter and continuity announcer who was the first voice on Channel 4. From old favourites ScotSport and Grandstand to shows still on air like Sportscene, there's been a long line of broadcasters to come out of Scotland who we've tuned in to from the solace of our sofas. Recalling the event, Davidson said: I eventually put up my hand and asked her: What do you think about the current movement for womens rights and should there be women in the House of Commons., She said: I hate the expression womens lib which Id never used and went on to denounce it because it made women who stayed at home bringing up their children feel inferior.
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