This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1981.
Events July 29 July – The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer takes place at St Paul's Cathedral. More than 30,000,000 viewers watch the wedding on television – the second highest television audience of all time in Britain.
September 1 September - 20th anniversary of Border Television. 8 September - BBC One Scotland changes its name to BBC Scotland. 30 September - 20th anniversary of Grampian Television.
October October - Scottish Television becomes the first ITV station to operate a regional Oracle teletext service, containing over 60 pages of local news, sport and information. 17 October - The first edition of a new Sunday lunchtime current affairs series Agenda is broadcast on BBC1 Scotland.
Unknown Scottish Television airs The Shepherds of Berneray, a 50-minute television documentary revolving around the people on the island of Berneray, North Uist, and how they lived at that time. Alistair Moffat is appointed Head of Arts at Scottish Television.
Debuts
ITV 5 January - Now You See It (1981–1986)
Television series Scotsport (1957–2008) Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present) Top Club (1971–1998) Scotland Today (1972–2009) Sportscene (1975–Present) The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present) Grampian Today (1980–2009) Take the High Road (1980–2003)
Births 10 March - Nicci Jolly, television presenter 5 April - Shabana Akhtar, actress Unknown Cat Cubie, weather presenter Shauna Macdonald, actress Catriona Shearer, news presenter
Deaths 6 January - A. J. Cronin, 84, writer (Doctor Finlay's Casebook)
See also 1981 in Scotland
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