1961 in Scottish television
# 1961 in Scottish television

This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1961.

## Events

* 11 January – North of Scotland Television Ltd changes its name to Grampian Television.
* 1 September – Border Television, the ITV franchise for the Anglo-Scottish border region, goes on air.
* 30 September – At 2.45pm, Grampian Television, the ITV franchise for North East Scotland, goes on air.

## Television series

* Scotsport (1957–2008)
* The White Heather Club (1958–1968)

## Births

* February – Ross Kemp, actor, television presenter and writer
* 10 April – Nicky Campbell, radio and television presenter
* 14 April – Robert Carlyle, actor
* 17 May – Bryan Elsley, television writer
* 24 June – Iain Glen, actor
* 23 September – Lesley Fitz-Simons, actress (d. 2013)
* 18 November – Steven Moffat, television writer and producer
* 23 December – Carol Smillie, television personality
* Unknown – Graham McTavish, actor
