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