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Series / Watching Ourselves: 60 Years of TV in Scotland

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2012 documentary series fronted by Greg Hemphill about the history of television in Scotland, with each episode looking at different genres of programming.

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  • Opening Narration: Each episode starts with Greg appearing on the screen of several televisions and delivering a quick spiel about how we first got television in Scotland in 1952.
  • Shout-Out: Tutti Frutti is discussed as an example of great Scottish drama.
  • Would Hurt a Child: One episode shows a clip from a documentary where a father quite casually mentions beating his eleven-year-old son after he was caught sniffing glue.
    Greg: Nobody seems to care about the wee boy getting battered. Thankfully some things in Scotland have changed for the better.

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