Discover the Centenary of Television with JLBTV100!
A Programme of Events will be running from Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026, with the next few listed below. Click on each event to find out more and visit the Events page for the full line up.
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april
09apr7:30 pmMy Life in TV Talk - This is the News!Helensburgh Community Hub
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it: 9
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it:
9 April 7.30pm Mike Edwards: This is the News!
Journalist and author Mike will be talking about this career in broadcasting. Well known as the anchor on STV news for 25 years he reported on the fall of the Iron Curtain, Lockerbie, Dunblane and the First Gulf War, as well as joyful events, and more recently light-hearted weekly musings in the Helensburgh Advertiser. A ‘lad o’ pairts’ there is no guarantee he will not digress in a sure to be entertaining talk.
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April 9, 2026 7:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
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John Logie Baird - The Helensburgh Man Who Changed The World 9 - 27 April 2026, 10am - 4pm every dayFree entry
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John Logie Baird – The Helensburgh Man Who Changed The World
9 – 27 April 2026, 10am – 4pm every day
Free entry
Working replicas, the first televisor, interactive exhibits, historical and vintage items and men on the moon!
@ Burgh Yard, Rossdhu Place, 15 West Princes Street, Helensburgh G84 8TF
Group visits contact: Info@jlbtv100.org
Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund
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April 9, 2026 10:00 pm - april 27, 2026 4:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
15apr7:00 pmMy Life in TV Talk - The Life of John Logie BairdHelensburgh Community Hub
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it: 15
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it:
15 April 7.00pm Stewart Noble: The Life of John Logie Baird
Well-known local historian Stewart Noble will be talking about the Life of John Logie Baird from growing up in Helensburgh, his adventures in foreign parts and the trials and tribulation he faced in his quest to invent television.
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April 15, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it: 22
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it:
22 April 7.00pm Ali Mills: BBC Scotland and beyond – 35 years designing sets for Television in Entertainment and the Arts
Ali has designed hundreds of sets for shows ranging from T in the Park to Balamory and has succeeded in what was a very male dominated career when she started out in 1990. Ali will be talking about the process of working with the complex needs and quirks of directors, producers, lighting directors and the cast.
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April 22, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
25aprAll DayJLBTV100 FestivalHelensburgh
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A day of music and entertainment celebrating John Logie Baird! Saturday 25 April 2026Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh 11.30am-5pmLive entertainment, food and
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A day of music and entertainment celebrating John Logie Baird!
Saturday 25 April 2026
Colquhoun Square, Helensburgh 11.30am-5pm
Live entertainment, food and drink stalls, community stalls and SHS Saturday Market
Featuring
Helensburgh Clan Colquhoun Pipe Band
Helensburgh Theatre Arts
The Peninsula Choir
Kristina Frize-Williams
Helensburgh and Lomond Fiddlers
The Dorian Choir
Sounds Good Helensburgh
Helensburgh String Babies
Catty McKillop
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April 25, 2026 All Day(GMT+00:00)
25aprAll DayJLBTV100 Gala ConcertHelensburgh
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Saturday 25 April 2026Helensburgh Parish Church 7-9pmMusical Director: Moira Frize-WilliamsA celebration of music brought to us through televisionFeaturingLomond & Clyde Community Orchestra & Helensburgh Orchestral SocietyFestival Chorus –
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Saturday 25 April 2026
Helensburgh Parish Church 7-9pm
Musical Director: Moira Frize-Williams
A celebration of music brought to us through television
Featuring
Lomond & Clyde Community Orchestra & Helensburgh Orchestral Society
Festival Chorus – The Peninsula Choir & The Dorian Choir
Guest performances from Derek Clark, Stephen Adam, Sian Winstanley & David Bruce, Helensburgh Oratorio Choir & Helensburgh Parish Church Choir
From Zadok the Priest to The Pink Panther, Silent Witness to Mission Impossible, The White Heather Club to Match of the Day…
A fantastic evening of musical entertainment with a quiz & Sea Shanties from The Proms – be prepared to join in !
Comfort break at 8.15pm, After show reception
Donations in aid of restoration & repair of Helensburgh Parish Church Clock
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April 25, 2026 All Day(GMT+00:00)
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it: 29
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A series of talks to find out what it is really like to work in television and all about the man who invented it:
29 April 7.00pm Andrew Turnbull: From Stage Crew to Studio Control: My Journey into Broadcast Television
Andrew, an Assistant Technical Director at STV News, is a former pupil of JLB Primary School and Hermitage Academy. Andrew will talk about how his early interests in amateur dramatics, television and back stage work with Helensburgh Savoy Musical Theatre Group helped build the practical and technical skills that shaped his career. Working in television since 2012 he says the spark for it all was John Logie Baird.
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April 29, 2026 7:00 pm(GMT+00:00)
Baird TV Centenary Trust is a Registered SCIO.
Activities supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.
