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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Cytosponge, Fresh Air, Showmanship, Alkaline Breathing
Kiri Pritchard-McLean witnesses a demonstration of a revolutionary pill on a string that detects throat cancer. She also examines fresh air, and showmanship in medieval surgery.
Further details
Joining Kiri this week are Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald OBE who demonstrates the Cytosponge test which detects throat cancer with a revolutionary pill on a string, Dr Jack Hartnell brings tales of surgical showmanship from the middle ages, comedian Thanyia Moore extols the virtues of Alkaline Breathing, and Dr Tolullah Oni explains how you treat an entire city like a patient.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 17th October 2023
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Catch-up
Cast & crew
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Host / Presenter |
| Rebecca Fitzgerald (as Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald OBE) | Self |
| Jack Hartnell (as Dr Jack Hartnell) | Self |
| Thanyia Moore | Self |
| Tolullah Oni (as Dr Tolullah Oni) | Self |
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Writer |
| Ben Rowse | Writer |
| Pravanya Pillay | Writer |
| Edward Easton | Writer |
| Laura Claxton | Writer |
| Nicky Roberts | Writer |
| Ben Worsfield | Producer |
| Simon Nicholls | Executive Producer |
| Tashi Radha | Assistant Producer |
| Andy Jones (as Andrew Jones) | Composer |