Kirsty Young

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Contents

Shows

The Great History Quiz

Have I Got News for You (guest presenter)

The People Versus

Biography

Born 1969 in Glasgow. First broadcasting job was as newsreader on Radio Scotland in the early 90s, but she became most famous for being the first British newsreader to read the news standing up when she became anchor of Five News in 1997. In 2006, she took over from Sue Lawley as the host of Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, a role she held until 2018, when she was succeeded by Lauren Laverne.

Contact

c/o ITN, 200 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XZ

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