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Kirsty Wark

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Born: February 3, 1955
From: 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

Black Mirror

2011 Series 8.3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2005 Series 7.6

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

The IT Crowd

2006 Series 8.2

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

Filmography

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2025

City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant

Acting (Self)

Forensics: Murder Case

Acting (Self - Presenter) 2 EP

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Douglas Is Cancelled

Acting (Interviewer) 1 EP

2023

Lives Well Lived

Acting (Self - Presenter) 4 EP

The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

Acting (Self) 3 EP

2021

The Weakest Link

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

Acting (Herself - Interviewer)

The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

Acting (Self - Presenter) 4 EP

2019

Cyprus Avenue

Acting (Self (Introduction))

Acting (Television Newsreader) 1 EP

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2018

Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

Acting (Self)

The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

Acting (Herself - Presenter)

2017

House of Games

Acting (Self - Contestant) 5 EP

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Acting (Herself)

Walks with My Dog

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Acting (Kirsty Wark)

2015

Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

Acting (Self - Presenter)

2013

Was It Something I Said?

Acting (Self - Narrator) 1 EP

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars

Acting (Self - Contestant) 1 EP

The Politician's Husband

Acting (Herself) 2 EP

The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

Acting (Self - Contestant) 1 EP

2011

Black Mirror

Acting (Award Presenter) 1 EP

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Acting (Self - Participant) 1 EP

2010

Home Movie Roadshow

Acting 5 EP

The Review Show

Acting 67 EP

2009

A Question of Genius

Acting 48 EP

2008

My Family at War

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2007

The Book Quiz

Acting 22 EP

Would I Lie to You?

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Party Animals

Acting 1 EP