Kirsty Wark: “The Queen of Newsnight”

“The Queen of Newsnight”
Kirsty Wark has presented her final Newsnight show after 30 years.
Journey back through three decades of her Newsnight journalism at the heart of the biggest stories. Hear from colleagues and those she interviewed along the way.
Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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[@chrismclaughlin6323]

1990. Was sent to interview her when i was 17. Prepared 25 questions. Arrived and she was having a nap. She woke up and we sat down. I asked her one question and within 3 minutes she'd covered everything i had thought of. What a brain! And she was so charming and encouraging!

[@nickynisbet6247]

Superb, sharp, witty and obviously an adored Mum and colleague. You will be missed Kirsty ❤🎉x

[@SixEightySeven]

Kirsty was an excellent presenter. Shame to see Newsnight reduced to a 30 minute talking shop now.

[@gallerymalmo9953]

Total legend

[@willyum3920]

She's brilliant. Well done Kirsty, please do more HIGNFY

[@macsmiffy2197]

Happy Retirement Kirsty.

[@lepton561]

Intelligent and very, very sharp…..love her!

[@seanrm]

Kirsty, like Paxman, evoke memories of an age when Britain, and the BBC, were better - much better.

[@cubeh8331]

Always liked Kirsty.

[@sibionic]

I don't understand why Newsnight would let Kirsty Wark go. Victoria Derbyshire is excellent too. Both brilliant.

[@dlamiss]

She decided to quit when it was announced Newsnight was going to lose much of its budget

[@sibionic]

@@dlamiss really? I love Newsnight, I wish the BBC would look after it and show it way more love.

[@mattjohn66]

I love Kirsty. Always have. A complete and utter national treasure who has enlivened our political and social understanding for decades. Thanks for everything.

[@nigel8499]

Lovely person

[@tomlebomb]

A national treasure, Kirsty has done an excellent job over the years and exudes a warmth allied with a sharp questioning mind, not an easy combination to pull off. Hopefully not the last we see of her, happy retirement Kirsty, you shall be missed.

[@permaxsun]

I can't believe they did not include the time she played Sex Pistols God Save the Queen after Newsnight, such an iconic moment

[@theantimatter]

yep. as someone _not_ from the uk, that's how i met her.

[@cherylno583]

the French Dispatch theme goes so hard for every reason

[@andrewstorm8240]

Newsnight needs to bring in a fresh round of interviewers - felt stuck on the 90s

[@JC-sd3vh]

I liked Olivia O'Learey but no-one better than John Tusa

[@batchint]

apparently there’s no new work… however

[@biegebythesea6775]

i thought she died you bastard. i miss the segue into newsnight review.

[@Sheffield_Steve]

6:55 WTF?! "Cooking with Newsnight"!! It's hard to believe this was the same programme Paxman asked Michael Howard 11/12 times, "Did you threaten to overrule him?" 😤

[@xtraspecialmango]

Journalist who Holidays with Politicians

[@stephengardner4194]

Now the Tories are gone Kirsty has no purpose. She will have a purpose in the future, however, as we share clips of her, and say this is how our media, ran cover for an apartheid state, while it's war criminals leaders committed a genocide. This is how never again, happens.

[@roscopeco2000]

i thought she had died

[@beageraghty1704]

Kirsty who no longer knows what a woman is.

[@cubeh8331]

wow what a boring response.

[@beageraghty1704]

@@cubeh8331almost as boring a response as yours 😉

[@alansmith1989]

@@beageraghty1704 But hark! Do I hear the youtube audience snoring?