Andrew Marr — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Political Editor of the New Statesman
Political editor of BBC News from 2000 to 2005
Editor of The Independent newspaper from 1996 to 1998
Host of The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One
Host of Tonight with Andrew Marr on LBC and Classic FM
Presented historical documentary series including Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain and Andrew Marr's History of the World

Biography

Andrew Marr is a Scottish journalist, author, broadcaster, and presenter. He began his career as a political commentator at The Scotsman and later edited The Independent newspaper from 1996 to 1998. From 2000 to 2005, he served as the political editor of BBC News.

In 2002, Marr took over as host of BBC Radio 4's Start the Week. He launched a political program, Sunday AM (later The Andrew Marr Show), on BBC One in September 2005.