Kirsty Wark

Born: 1955-02-03

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.


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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as Kirsty Wark
Released: 2016-07-01

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to;...

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Carnage: Swallowing the Past

as Herself
Released: 2017-03-19

It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous...

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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

as Narrator
Released: 2003-03-24

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

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Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-09-08

Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the...

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The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

as Herself - Presenter
Released: 2018-01-31

Kirsty Wark celebrates the life and work of Scottish writer Dame Muriel Spark, one of the 20th...

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Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2001-08-25

Documentary charting the fascinating life and work of Lee Miller, a model for Vogue in 1920s New...

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Cast & Crew: If....

as Self - Presenter
Released: 2004-06-12

Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...",...

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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

as Herself - Interviewer
Released: 2021-11-19

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare...

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Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark

as Self
Released: 2004-04-13

Kirsty Wark interviews the fashion icon Vivienne Westwood about her career as one of Britain's...

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Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

as Self
Released: 2018-06-16

In 2018 the Royal Academy celebrates its 250th Summer Exhibition and artist Grayson Perry takes...

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Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude

as Narrator
Released: 2001-01-01

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the...

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Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2017-09-04

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills...

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Doctor Who

as Kirsty Wark
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Black Mirror

as Award Presenter
First aired: 2011-12-04

Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before...

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Newsnight

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-01-30

A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust...

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Have I Got News for You

as Self - Panellist
First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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Have I Got News for You

as Self – Panellist
First aired: 1990-09-28

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self
First aired: 2007-06-16

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...

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Spooks

as Newsnight Presenter
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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Spooks

as Newsreader
First aired: 2002-05-13

Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they...

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The IT Crowd

as Herself
First aired: 2006-02-03

Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful...

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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Good Omens

as Television Newsreader
First aired: 2019-05-31

Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces to find the Antichrist and stop Armageddon.

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist
First aired:

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news...

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Room 101

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1994-07-04

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities...

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The Great British Sewing Bee

as Self
First aired: 2013-04-02

Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.

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The Weakest Link

as Self
First aired: 2021-12-18

Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants...

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Party Animals

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-01-31

Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors...

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The Politician's Husband

as Herself
First aired: 2013-04-25

A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.

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Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

as Self
First aired: 2019-04-05

Joe Lycett, famed for his epic battles with petty officials and dodgy scammers, fights for the...

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Walks with My Dog

as Self
First aired: 2017-03-09

Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.

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The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

as Herself - Contestant
First aired: 2013-01-21

Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out...

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The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

as Self
First aired: 2023-02-21

Kirsty Wark uncovers the stories of some of Scotland's most important female pioneers.

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The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2021-01-05

Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes...

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