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 today on Radio 4 at 6:30pm with Series 2, Episode 3
- Catch-up on Series 2, Episode 2
Press clippings
Laura Smyth, James Acaster and Frank Skinner amongst ARIAS nominees
Forth At The Fringe, Help I Sexted My Boss, IM1: A New Hope, Laura Smyth, James Acaster's podcast Springleaf, Tell Teresa, Frank Skinner's Absolute Radio show, The Skewer and Kathy Burke's Where There's A Will, There's A Wake are the radio shows and podcasts nominated for the The Radio Academy's 2024 Comedy Award.
British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2024Best Medicine to return to Radio 4 for second series
Radio 4 comedy format Best Medicine has been given a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Guests revealed for Radio 4's Best Medicine recordings
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is now preparing to record a full series of Best Medicine, the Radio 4 panel show that takes a deep dive into the science of healthcare. Sukh Ojla, Nabil Abdulrashid, Suzi Ruffell, Jordan Gray, Sarah Kendall and Ria Lina.
British Comedy Guide, 20th April 2023Radio 4 2023 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy commissions, including the return of Room 101 to the airwaves with Paul Merton as host. Stars involved in other new shows include Jonathan Pie, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Jordan Gray.
British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023Kiri Pritchard-McLean's Radio 4 show Best Medicine gets series order
Best Medicine, a Radio 4 comedy format hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean which focuses on medical science, is to return for 10 new episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 10th August 2022Radio 4 orders Jen Brister, Josie Long and Kiri Pritchard-McLean shows
Radio 4 has commissioned stand-up specials from Jen Brister and Josie Long, a medicine-based panel show fronted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean and a train-based interview series from Alexei Sayle.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd May 2022