1961 in Scottish television
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This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1961.
Events
- 1 September – Border Television, the ITV franchise for the English-Scottish Border and Isle of Man, goes on air.
- 30 September – 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