British Museum at Night

Meet the Trustees

Martha Kearney

Martha Kearney is a BBC presenter. She has presented the Today programme, The World at One, Woman's Hour and Newsnight Review. As well as being Political Editor of Newsnight, she reported from Northern Ireland for many years and has had many overseas assignments including several trips to Afghanistan. 

Born in Dublin in 1957, Kearney was educated in Edinburgh and at Oxford University where she studied classics. Archaeology remains a lifelong passion. Kearney was President of the Classical Association from 2013–14. After leaving Today in 2024, Kearney has launched a new interview series for BBC Radio Four called This Natural Life.

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