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

• 2022A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen — Narrator
• 2022Platinum Beacons: Lighting up the Jubilee — Presenter
• The Queen's Platinum Jubilee — Presenter
• 2000Predictions — (Presenter)
• Style Challenge
• Summer Season — Liz
• 1985You've Never Slept in Mine — Liz

Appearances as themselves (23)

• 2026David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth — Self- Presenter
• 2024Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2024D-Day 80: Tribute to The Fallen — Self - Presenter
• 2023The Coronation Concert — Self- Co-presenter
• 2022The State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II — Self - Presenter
• 2022When the Queen Spoke to the Nation — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2017Elizabeth & Philip: Love and Duty — Self - Presenter
• 2016Attenborough at 90 — Self
• John Bishop: In Conversation with... — Self
• 2015Cue the Queen: Celebrating the Christmas Speech — Self
• The Great Sport Relief Bake Off — Self - Contestant
• 2011The Betty Driver Story — Self
• Would I Lie to You? — Self
• 8 Out of 10 Cats — Self
• 2005B.T.K. The Worlds Most Elusive Serial Killer — Self (Narrator)
• 2005Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters Volume 2 — Self (archive footage)
• Timeshift — Self - Narrator
• It's Only TV But I Like It — Self
• Fantasy World Cup — Self
• Room 101 — Self
• Have I Got News for You — Self, Self - Hostess
• Crimewatch — Self - Host
• Have I Got a Bit More News for You — Self - Presenter