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.

  • Title: Kirsty Wark
  • Popularity: 2.126
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1955-02-03
  • Place of Birth: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
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Kirsty Wark Movies

  • 2003
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    The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

    The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

    7.7 2003 HD

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

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  • 2021
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    Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

    Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

    1 2021 HD

    With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview with Kirsty Wark, this is the story of a true...

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  • 2004
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    Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark

    Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark

    1 2004 HD

    Kirsty Wark interviews the fashion icon Vivienne Westwood about her career as one of Britain's most inventive and influential fashion designers....

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  • 2001
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    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    6 2001 HD

    Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's La Strada to today's Hannibal franchise. This...

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  • 2001
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    Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing

    Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing

    1 2001 HD

    Documentary charting the fascinating life and work of Lee Miller, a model for Vogue in 1920s New York who became the only female photojournalist to...

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  • 2018
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    Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

    Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018

    1 2018 HD

    In 2018 the Royal Academy celebrates its 250th Summer Exhibition and artist Grayson Perry takes the helm to coordinate the world's longest running...

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  • 2001
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    Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude

    Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude

    1 2001 HD

    The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition...

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  • 2017
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    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    6.7 2017 HD

    It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the...

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  • 2016
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    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    5.3 2016 HD

    Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around...

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  • 2004
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    Cast & Crew: If....

    Cast & Crew: If....

    1 2004 HD

    Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell,...

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  • 2018
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    The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

    The Many Primes of Muriel Spark

    1 2018 HD

    Kirsty Wark celebrates the life and work of Scottish writer Dame Muriel Spark, one of the 20th century's most enigmatic cultural figures, on the...

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  • 2024
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    Joan Rivers at the BBC

    Joan Rivers at the BBC

    1 2024 HD

    Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first...

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  • 2015
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    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    Wolf Hall: The Inside Story

    1 2015 HD

    After the success of the BBC drama Wolf Hall, Mark Rylance and the director Peter Kosminsky join Kirsty Wark in the Tower of London to look back over...

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  • 1980
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    Newsnight

    Newsnight

    6 1980 HD

    A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.

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  • 2007
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    Party Animals

    Party Animals

    7.2 2007 HD

    Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic,...

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  • 2019
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    Good Omens

    Good Omens

    8.1 2019 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    The Book Quiz

    The Book Quiz

    1 2007 HD

    The Book Quiz is a BBC Four quiz programme. The first series, first broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series hosted...

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.105 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 2006
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    Newsnight Review

    Newsnight Review

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2009
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    A Question of Genius

    A Question of Genius

    1 2009 HD

    A Question of Genius was a game show hosted by Kirsty Wark and produced by BBC Scotland. The show was broadcast on BBC Two. It was recorded at BBC...

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  • 2008
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    My Family at War

    My Family at War

    1 2008 HD

    Celebrities investigate their families' roles during the Great War.

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  • 2023
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    The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

    The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland

    1 2023 HD

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

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  • 2010
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    The Review Show

    The Review Show

    7 2010 HD

    The Review Show is a British discussion programme dedicated to the arts which airs on Friday evenings at 11:00pm on BBC Two. The programme features a...

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  • 2010
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    Home Movie Roadshow

    Home Movie Roadshow

    1 2010 HD

    Dan Cruickshank and Kirsty Wark prove that shooting a video and showing it off to the public isn't a new thing, as they present 100 years of Britons'...

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  • 2005
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.5 2005 HD

    The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a...

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  • 2007
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    Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

    7.654 2007 HD

    A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton)....

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  • 2011
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    Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

    8.287 2011 HD

    Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to stop and question it. In every home; on...

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  • 2013
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    The Politician's Husband

    The Politician's Husband

    6.8 2013 HD

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

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  • 2006
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    The IT Crowd

    The IT Crowd

    8.1 2006 HD

    Two I.T. nerds and their clueless female manager, who work in the basement of a very successful company. When they are called on for help, they are...

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.105 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 2013
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    The Great British Sewing Bee

    The Great British Sewing Bee

    7.7 2013 HD

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

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  • 1994
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    Room 101

    Room 101

    6.1 1994 HD

    Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or...

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  • 2019
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    Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

    Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

    7.25 2019 HD

    Joe Lycett, famed for his epic battles with petty officials and dodgy scammers, fights for the consumer rights of the Great British public in this...

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  • 1970
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    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    7 1970 HD

    Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't...

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  • 2017
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    Walks with My Dog

    Walks with My Dog

    1 2017 HD

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

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  • 2013
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    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    The Great Comic Relief Bake Off

    1 2013 HD

    Comic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out with their baking skills to claim one of the coveted...

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

    Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction

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  • 2017
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    Richard Osman's House of Games

    Richard Osman's House of Games

    5.9 2017 HD

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

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  • 2021
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    The Weakest Link

    The Weakest Link

    7 2021 HD

    Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?

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  • 2002
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    Spooks

    Spooks

    7.6 2002 HD

    Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The...

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  • 2002
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    Spooks

    Spooks

    7.6 2002 HD

    Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The...

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  • 2021
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    The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

    The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

    1 2021 HD

    Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes through the recollections of those who experienced...

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