Kirsty Wark
- Born
- February 3, 1955 (71 years old)
- Place of birth
- Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Kirsteen Anne "Kirsty" Wark FRSE is a British journalist and television presenter, best known for fronting BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts spin-off Newsnight Review from 2002 to 2014. Wark was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in March 2017.
Known for
Filmography
- 2025City Lights: Pure Dead BrilliantFilm · Self
- 2024Joan Rivers at the BBCFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2024Douglas Is CancelledSeries · Interviewer★ 7.2
- 2021Bridget Riley: Painting the LineFilm · Herself - Interviewer
- 2019Good OmensSeries · Television Newsreader★ 8.0
- 2018Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018Film · Self
- 2018The Many Primes of Muriel SparkFilm · Herself - Presenter
- 2017Carnage: Swallowing the PastFilm · Herself★ 6.4
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieFilm · Kirsty Wark★ 5.3
- 2015Wolf Hall: The Inside StoryWolf Hall: The Inside StoryFilm · Self - Presenter
- 2011Black MirrorSeries · Award Presenter★ 8.3
- 2010Home Movie RoadshowHome Movie RoadshowSeries
- 2010The Review ShowThe Review ShowSeries
- 2009A Question of GeniusA Question of GeniusSeries
- 2007The Book QuizThe Book QuizSeries
- 2007Party AnimalsSeries
- 2006Newsnight ReviewNewsnight ReviewSeries
- 2005Doctor WhoSeries · Kirsty Wark★ 7.6
- 2004Cast & Crew: If....Film · Self - Presenter
- 2004Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty WarkFilm · Self
- 2003The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett StoryFilm · Narrator
- 2002SpooksSeries · Newsnight Presenter, Newsreader★ 7.7
- 2001J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and MeFilm · Narrator
- 2001Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of SeeingFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulDino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulFilm · Host
- 2001Empire of the Nude: The Victorian NudeFilm · Narrator
- 1999Ruth Ellis: A Life for a LifeRuth Ellis: A Life for a LifeFilm · Self - Presenter
- 1980NewsnightSeries
- 1967OmnibusSeries
