Kirsty Wark

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Kirsty Wark

Acting 71 February 3, 1955

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK

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 i…

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Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.3 2011 TV Show
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.6 2005 TV Show
Good Omens

Good Omens

8.0 2019 TV Show
The IT Crowd

The IT Crowd

8.2 2006 TV Show
Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

7.2 TV Show
Newsnight

Newsnight

6.0 1980 TV Show
The One Show

The One Show

4.4 2006 TV Show
Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

7.1 1990 TV Show
Spooks

Spooks

7.7 2002 TV Show
Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

7.8 2007 TV Show
Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

7.6 1992 TV Show
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

5.3 2016 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant

    Movie Self

  2. 2025
    Forensics: Murder Case

    TV show Self - Presenter

  3. 2024
    Joan Rivers at the BBC

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2024
    Douglas Is Cancelled

    TV show Interviewer

  5. 2023
    Lives Well Lived

    TV show Self - Presenter

  6. 2023
    The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

    TV show Self

  7. 2021
    The Weakest Link

    TV show Self

  8. 2021
    Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

    Movie Herself - Interviewer

  9. 2021
    The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

    TV show Self - Presenter

  10. 2019
    Good Omens

    TV show Television Newsreader

  11. 2019
    Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

    TV show Self

  12. 2018
    Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

    Movie Self

  13. 2018
    The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

    Movie Herself - Presenter

  14. 2017
    Richard Osman's House of Games

    TV show Self - Contestant

  15. 2017
    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Movie Herself

  16. 2017
    Walks with My Dog

    TV show Self

More credits
  1. 2016
    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    Movie Kirsty Wark

  2. 2015
    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    Movie Self - Presenter

  3. 2013
    Was It Something I Said?

    TV show Self - Narrator

  4. 2013
    Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

    TV show Self - Contestant

  5. 2013
    The Politician's Husband

    TV show Herself

  6. 2013
    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    TV show Self - Contestant

  7. 2011
    Black Mirror

    TV show Award Presenter

  8. 2011
    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    TV show Self - Participant

  9. 2010
    Home Movie Roadshow

    TV show

  10. 2010
    The Review Show

    TV show

  11. 2009
    A Question of Genius

    TV show

  12. 2008
    My Family at War

    TV show Self

  13. 2007
    The Book Quiz

    TV show

  14. 2007
    Would I Lie to You?

    TV show Self

  15. 2007
    Party Animals

    TV show

  16. 2006
    The One Show

    TV show Self

  17. 2006
    Newsnight Review

    TV show

  18. 2006
    The IT Crowd

    TV show Herself

  19. 2005
    Doctor Who

    TV show Kirsty Wark

  20. 2004
    Cast & Crew: If....

    Movie Self - Presenter

  21. 2004
    Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark

    Movie Self

  22. 2003
    The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

    Movie Narrator

  23. 2002
    Spooks

    TV show Newsnight Presenter

  24. 2001
    J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and Me

    Movie Narrator