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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)^[1]
The White Heather Club (1958–1968)^[2]

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

Related Research Articles

Grampian Television was the original name of the Channel 3 service for the north of Scotland founded in 1961 and which was then merged with the Central Belt channel STV. The northern region's coverage area includes the Northern Isles, Western Isles, Highlands, Grampian, Tayside, and parts of north Fife.

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References

↑ Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.
↑ Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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[1] Haynes, Richard (17 November 2016). BBC Sport in Black and White. Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-137-45501-7.

[2] Brown, Ian (13 February 2020). Performing Scottishness: Enactment and National Identities. Springer Nature. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-030-39407-3.

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