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Kirsty Young

Kirsty Young

Born: 1968-11-23 • East Kilbride, Scotland, UK

Kirsty Jackson Young is a Scottish television and radio presenter. She is best known as one of the original newsreaders of 5 News on Channel 5, particularly because of its unique presentation style for the time that featured newsreaders standing up, or sitting on a desk rather than behind it.

Filmography
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out poster
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out
2024 • Self - Narrator (voice)
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D-Day 80: Tribute to The Fallen
2024 • Self - Presenter
The Coronation Concert poster
The Coronation Concert
2023 • Self- Co-presenter
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II poster
The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II
2022 • Self - Presenter
When the Queen Spoke to the Nation poster
When the Queen Spoke to the Nation
2022 • Self - Narrator (voice)
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen poster
A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
2022 • Narrator
Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee poster
Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee
2022 • Presenter
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty poster
Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty
2017 • Self - Presenter
Attenborough at 90 poster
Attenborough at 90
2016 • Self
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Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech
2015 • Self
The Betty Driver Story poster
The Betty Driver Story
2011 • Self
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 poster
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2
2005 • Self (archive footage)
You've Never Slept in Mine poster
You've Never Slept in Mine
1985 • Liz