Kirsty Wark
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
TV
Doctor Who
Kirsty Wark
2005
TV
Black Mirror
Award Presenter
2011
TV
The One Show
Self
2006
TV
Newsnight
1980
TV
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
TV
Spooks
Newsnight Presenter
2002
TV
Spooks
Newsreader
2002
TV
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
TV
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
TV
The IT Crowd
Herself
2006
TV
Absolutely Fabulous
Self
1992
TV
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
TV
Room 101
Self - Guest
1994
TV
Good Omens
Television Newsreader
2019
TV
Richard Osman's House of Games
Self - Contestant
2017
TV
The Weakest Link
Self
2021
TV
Newsnight Review
2006
TV
Party Animals
2007
TV
Douglas Is Cancelled
Interviewer
2024
TV
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
2013
Filmography
2025FilmCity Lights: Pure Dead Brilliantas Self2025TVForensics: Murder Caseas Self - Presenter2024FilmJoan Rivers at the BBCas Self (archive footage)2024TVDouglas Is Cancelledas Interviewer2023TVLives Well Livedas Self - Presenter2023TVThe Women Who Changed Modern Scotlandas Self2021TVThe Weakest Linkas Self2021FilmBridget Riley: Painting the Lineas Herself - Interviewer2021TVThe Years that Changed Modern Scotlandas Self - Presenter2019TVGood Omensas Television Newsreader2019TVJoe Lycett's Got Your Backas Self2018FilmRoyal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018as Self2018FilmThe Many Primes of Muriel Sparkas Herself - Presenter2017TVRichard Osman's House of Gamesas Self - Contestant2017FilmCarnage: Swallowing the Pastas Herself2017TVWalks with My Dogas Self2016FilmAbsolutely Fabulous: The Movieas Kirsty Wark2015FilmWolf Hall: The Inside Storyas Self - Presenter2013TVThe Politician's Husbandas Herself2013TVThe Great Comic Relief Bake Offas Self - Contestant2011TVBlack Mirroras Award Presenter2011TVCelebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - Participant2010TVHome Movie Roadshow2010TVThe Review Show2009TVA Question of Genius2008TVMy Family at War2007TVThe Book Quiz2007TVWould I Lie to You?as Self2007TVParty Animals2006TVThe One Showas Self2006TVNewsnight Review2006TVThe IT Crowdas Herself2005TVDoctor Whoas Kirsty Wark2004FilmCast & Crew: If....as Self - Presenter2004FilmVivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Warkas Self2003FilmThe Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Storyas Narrator2002TVSpooksas Newsnight Presenter2001FilmLee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeingas Self - Narrator (voice)2001FilmDino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogulas Host2001FilmEmpire of the Nude: The Victorian Nudeas Narrator1994TVRoom 101as Self - Guest1992TVAbsolutely Fabulousas Self1990TVHave I Got News for Youas Self1980TVNewsnight—TVHave I Got a Bit More News for Youas Self - Panellist