Birthday:
02-03-1955
(70 years)
Birthplace:
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.
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The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Act like Narrator
event2003 star_border 7.7
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The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Act like Herself - Interviewer
event2021
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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 visionary of British art.
Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Act like Self
event2004
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Kirsty Wark interviews the fashion icon Vivienne Westwood about her career as one of Britain's most inventive and influential fashion designers. Filmed on location at her V&A retrospective, Vivienne Westwood discusses her career from the early days of designing clothes worn by the Sex Pistols to her catwalk shows. She gives an insight into how she works, including her use of very British fabrics such as Harris tweed and tartan and her reinterpretation of historic garments such as the corset and crinoline.
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
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event2001 star_border 6
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Documentary about legendary Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis who's credits range from Fellini's La Strada to today's Hannibal franchise. This profile follows octogenarian De Laurentiis in Hollywood and returning to Rome to set up a new film.
Lee Miller: A Crazy Way of Seeing
Act like Self - Narrator (voice)
event2001
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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 cover the Second World War. Having given up photography in later life and virtually disowned her own work, Miller's extraordinary archive of 40,000 negatives was only rediscovered after her death. George Melly, David Hare, friends, colleagues and her only son, Tony Penrose, trace the story of her unconventional life through her own remarkable pictures and photographs, as well as rarely seen archive footage.
Royal Academy of Arts: Summer Exhibition 2018
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event2018
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In 2018 the Royal Academy celebrates its 250th Summer Exhibition and artist Grayson Perry takes the helm to coordinate the world's longest running and largest open-submission show. Presented by Kirsty Wark and Jayson Mansaray the programme comes from the very glamorous private view and goes behind the scenes of the Academy as it prepares for its annual artistic extravaganza. Grayson in his role as chief coordinator celebrates the democracy of the exhibition with the theme of Art Made Now and creates a room of fun dedicated to pieces he finds amusing.
Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
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event2001
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The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explains how 19th-century artists were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman works to highlight the naked form, and how that was reflected in the evolving cultural attitudes toward sex.
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Act like Herself
event2017 star_border 6.7
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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 horrors of what they swallowed.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Act like Kirsty Wark
event2016 star_border 5.3
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Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamor, living the high life they are accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!
Cast & Crew: If....
Act like Self - Presenter
event2004
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Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell, cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček, assistant editor Ian Rakoff, director’s assistant Stephen Frears, producer Michael Medwin, and screenwriter David Sherwin
The Many Primes of Muriel Spark
Act like Herself - Presenter
event2018
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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 100th anniversary of her birth.
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Act like Self (archive footage)
event2024
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Katherine Ryan presents a celebration of one of the biggest comedy talents to ever appear on the small screens – the razor-sharp-tongued first lady of laughter, Joan Rivers.
Wolf Hall: The Inside Story
Act like Self - Presenter
event2015
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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 the series.
Newsnight
(3395 ep.)
event1980 star_border 6.2
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A daily BBC Television current affairs programme which specialises in analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians.
Party Animals
(1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 6.9
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Party Animals presents Westminster from the ground up – the young researchers and advisors shouldering huge responsibility in a frantic, high-stakes world. It's no wonder their personal lives are so messy. Sons of an ex-Labour MP, Scott and Danny Foster have politics in their blood.
Good Omens
Act like Television Newsreader (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 8
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Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?
The Book Quiz
(22 ep.)
event2007
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The Book Quiz is a literary panel show. The first series, broadcast in 2007, was hosted by David Baddiel with a second 2008 series was hosted by Kirsty Wark.
Have I Got News for You
Act like Self - Panellist (1 ep.)
event1990 star_border 7.1
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Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.
A Question of Genius
(48 ep.)
event2009
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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 Pacific Quay in Glasgow. It ran from 16 March 2009 to 4 June 2010.
My Family at War
(1 ep.)
event2008
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Celebrities investigate their families' roles during the Great War.
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
Act like Self (3 ep.)
event2023
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Kirsty Wark uncovers the stories of some of Scotland's most important female pioneers.
The Review Show
(67 ep.)
event2010 star_border 7.7
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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 panel of guests who review the week's developments in the world of the arts and culture.
Home Movie Roadshow
(5 ep.)
event2010
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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' lives filmed on home movie cameras.
Doctor Who
Act like Kirsty Wark (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 7.5
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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 living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
Would I Lie to You?
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.7
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A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.
Black Mirror
Act like Award Presenter (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 8.3
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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 every desk; in every palm - a plasma screen; a monitor; a smartphone - a black mirror of our 21st Century existence.
The Politician's Husband
Act like Herself (2 ep.)
event2013 star_border 6.9
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A drama about the shifting power in a marriage when the personal and political collide.
The IT Crowd
Act like Herself (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 8.1
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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 never treated with any respect at all.
The Great British Sewing Bee
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.9
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Amateur sewers take on challenges as they compete to be named Britain's best home sewer.
Room 101
Act like Self - Guest (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 6.3
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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 worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.2
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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 series. With the help of his assistant Mark Silcox, a weekly celebrity guest, and some daring hidden camera investigations, Joe campaigns on behalf of viewers who've been wronged by big corporations, caught out by small print, and hoodwinked by fraudsters. From dishing the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and battling with big banks, to pulling back the covers on sub-par hotel rooms, and taking low budget airlines for a bumpy ride, Joe is determined in his quest for consumer justice.
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Act like Self - Panellist (6 ep.)
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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 fit into the regular programme.
Walks with My Dog
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2017
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Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Act like Herself - Contestant (1 ep.)
event2013
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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 Comic Relief Star Baker titles.
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Act like Self - Participant (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 5
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Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and competing to make the most money at auction
Richard Osman's House of Games
Act like Self - Contestant (5 ep.)
event2017 star_border 6
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Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
The Weakest Link
Act like Self (1 ep.)
event2021 star_border 6
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Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?
Spooks
Act like Newsnight Presenter (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 7.6
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Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
The Years that Changed Modern Scotland
Act like Self - Presenter (4 ep.)
event2021
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Kirsty Wark reveals how Scotland has transformed over the last 50 years, examining the changes through the recollections of those who experienced them.
Lives Well Lived
Act like Self - Presenter (2 ep.)
event2024
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A look back at the lives of some of the famous people who died in the past year.
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