Best Medicine
- Radio panel show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2022 - 2024
- 17 episodes (2 series)
Panel show pilot hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean about the inspiring past, present and future of medicine.
- Continues on Tuesday on Radio 4 at 6:30pm with Series 2, Episode 6
- Catch-up on Series 2, Episode 5
Key details
- Genre
- Panel Show
- Broadcast
- 2022 - 2024
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 17 (1 pilot + 2 series)
- Star
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean
- Writers
- Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Ben Rowse, Pravanya Pillay, Edward Easton, Laura Claxton, Nicky Roberts, Charlie George and Mel Owen
- Producers
- Ben Worsfield, Tashi Radha and Simon Nicholls
- Company
Hosted by award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Best Medicine is an uplifting panel discussion show for BBC Radio 4 that celebrates the inspiring past, present and future of medicine.
It's all about little-known facts and deep dives into the science, happy accidents and pioneering historical characters of medicine. Kiri will challenge a panel of medical experts and comedians to each make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each guest will champion an invention, a technique, a pill, potion or person. Whether it's world-changing science, an obscure invention or an unsung hero, it's always something worth celebrating.
Did you know there's a pill made out of cameras you can swallow to check for cancer? Or that you can 3D print artificial ovaries, blood vessels, even pancreases? Or that the first ever successful tooth transplant was on the head of a cockerel?
Catch-up
Additional details
- Production
- Event
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune composed by Andrew Jones.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 7th July 2022 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 5: Tuesday at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 5: Tuesday at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 6: Tuesday 31st December at 9am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 6: Tuesday 31st December at 10pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Tuesday 17th December 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 4
- Tuesday 10th December 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 3
- Tuesday 3rd December 2024 at 10:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 2
Recording details
- Rudolf Steiner House (London) - Pilot
- Wonderville (St. James) - Series 1
- Up The Creek - Series 2
- Hay Festival - Series 2