1961 in Scottish television

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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

See also[]

• 1961 in Scotland