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Dermot Murnaghan
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 68
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn26/12/1957Born in Barnstaple, Devon, EnglandDied11/07/2026 (aged 68)Died inNorth LondonCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ5262832 ↗TMDb#1212379 ↗

Dermot John Murnaghan was an English media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He was a presenter for numerous networks, including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He presented news programmes in a variety of time slots from when he joined Sky News in 2007, until the end of February 2023. Murnaghan also presented the BBC quiz show Eggheads between 2003 and 2014.

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Filmography18 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2025When Anne Married Mark: The Royal Wedding of the 70sMovieSelf - Narrator (voice)68
2024When Theme Parks Go Horribly WrongMovieNarrator67
2017Richard Osman's House of GamesSeriesSelf - Contestant60
2015Top Gear: From A-ZMovieSelf58
2013Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the WorldMovieSelf56
2011Pointless CelebritiesSeriesSelf54
2008Are You an Egghead?Series—51
2008Celebrity EggheadsSeriesHost51
2008How TV Changed BritainSeriesHimself51
2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoMovieHimself47
2003Trevor's World of SportSeriesSelf46
2002Top GearSeriesSelf45
2000BreakfastSeries—43
1994Ready, Steady, CookSeriesSelf - Guest37
1993The Big StorySeriesPresenter36
1993The Big Story Special: Child AbuseMovieSelf - Presenter36
1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf33
1982Treasure HuntSeries—25