This is a list of events in Scottish television from 1981.
29 July – The marriage of Charles, Prince of Wales 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.
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 - Scottish Television becomes the first ITV station to operate a regional Oracle teletext service, containing over 60 pages of local news, sport and information.
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.
Unknown - Alistair Moffat is appointed Head of Arts at Scottish Television.
5 January - Now You See It (1981–1986)
Scotsport (1957–2008)
Reporting Scotland (1968–1983; 1984–present)
Top Club (1971–1998)
Scotland Today (1972–2009)
Sportscene (1975–Present)
Public Account (1976–Present)
The Beechgrove Garden (1978–Present)
Grampian Today (1980–2009)
Take the High Road (1980–2003)
10 March - Nicci Jolly, television presenter
Unknown
Shabana Akhtar, actress
Cat Cubie, weather presenter
Shauna Macdonald, actress
Catriona Shearer, news presenter
6 January - A. J. Cronin, 84, writer (Doctor Finlay's Casebook)
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