Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark

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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Known For

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011 • as Award Presenter

Newsnight

Newsnight

1980

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Kirsty Wark

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990 • as Self - Panellist

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

1990 • as Self – Panellist

Would I Lie to You?

Would I Lie to You?

2007 • as Self

Filmography

2025

Forensics: Murder Case
Forensics: Murder Case
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 7/21/2025

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/8/2024
Lives Well Lived
Lives Well Lived
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 12/28/2024
Douglas Is Cancelled
Douglas Is Cancelled
as Interviewer
TV - Released: 6/27/2024

2023

The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
as Self
TV - Released: 2/21/2023

2021

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
as Herself - Interviewer
Movie - Released: 11/19/2021
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
as Self
TV - Released: 12/18/2021
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/5/2021

2019

Good Omens
Good Omens
as Television Newsreader
TV - Released: 5/31/2019
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
as Self
TV - Released: 4/5/2019

2018

Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/16/2018
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
as Herself - Presenter
Movie - Released: 1/31/2018

2017

Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Herself
Movie - Released: 3/19/2017
Walks with My Dog
Walks with My Dog
as Self
TV - Released: 3/9/2017
Richard Osman's House of Games
Richard Osman's House of Games
as Self - Contestant
TV - Released: 9/4/2017

2016

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Kirsty Wark
Movie - Released: 7/1/2016

2015

Movie
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 2/25/2015

2013

The Politician's Husband
The Politician's Husband
as Herself
TV - Released: 4/25/2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
TV - Released: 1/21/2013

2011

Black Mirror
Black Mirror
as Award Presenter
TV - Released: 12/4/2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
TV - Released: 10/24/2011

2010

TV
The Review Show
TV - Released: 1/22/2010
TV
Home Movie Roadshow
TV - Released: 8/6/2010

2009

TV
A Question of Genius
TV - Released: 3/16/2009

2008

TV
My Family at War
TV - Released: 11/3/2008

2007

Party Animals
Party Animals
TV - Released: 1/31/2007
TV
The Book Quiz
TV - Released: 7/17/2007
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/16/2007

2006

TV
Newsnight Review
TV - Released: 4/7/2006
The IT Crowd
The IT Crowd
as Herself
TV - Released: 2/3/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Kirsty Wark
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/13/2004
Cast & Crew: If....
Cast & Crew: If....
as Self - Presenter
Movie - Released: 6/12/2004

2003

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 3/24/2003

2002

Spooks
Spooks
as Newsnight Presenter
TV - Released: 5/13/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as Newsreader
TV - Released: 5/13/2002

2001

Movie
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
as Host
Movie - Released: 4/1/2001
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/25/2001
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001

1994

Room 101
Room 101
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/4/1994

1990

Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Panellist
TV - Released: 9/28/1990
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self – Panellist
TV - Released: 9/28/1990

1980

Newsnight
Newsnight
TV - Released: 1/30/1980

Unknown

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist
TV