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 == 4 January - Graham McTavish, actor 21 February – Ross King, 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 == See also == 1961 in Scotland == References ==