title: 1961 in Scottish television
text: # 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
  