4. Surgical Microrobots, Backlash, The Immune System, Keeping an Open Mind
Surgical micro-robots that can transport the surgeon to locations that are impossible to operate on and the internal beauty of the immune system go head-to-head in this episode.
Joining Kiri this week are Dr Christos Bergeles demonstrating surgical micro-robots that can transport the surgeon to areas of the body that are normally impossible to operate on, historian Dr Elinor Cleghorn champions Backlash by bringing us the tale of Victorian medical hero Mary Putnam Jacobi, Professor Daniel Davis explores the beauty of the immune system, and comedian Sukh Ojla tells us to keep an open mind.
Best Medicine is your weekly dose of laughter, hope and incredible medicine. Award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by funny and fascinating comedians, doctors, scientists and historians to celebrate medicine’s inspiring past, present and future.
Each week, Kiri challenges her guests to make a case for what they think is 'the best medicine', and each of them champions anything from world-changing science to an obscure invention, an every-day treatment, an uplifting worldview, an unsung hero or a futuristic cure.
Whether it’s micro-robotic surgery, virtual reality syringes, Victorian clockwork surgical saws, more than a few ingenious cures for cancer, world-first lifesaving heart operations, epidurals, therapy, dancing, faith or laughter - it’s always something worth celebrating.
Hosted by Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Featuring: Dr Christos Bergeles, Dr Elinor Cleghorn, Professor Daniel Davis and Sukh Ojla
Written by Laura Claxton, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Nicky Roberts and Ben Rowse
Producer: Ben Worsfield
Assistant Producer: Tashi Radha
Executive Producer: Simon Nicholls
Theme tune composed by Andrew Jones
A Large Time production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Tue 31 Oct 2023 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 7 Nov 2023 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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Best Medicine
Kiri Pritchard-McLean dissects funny and fascinating medicine with experts and comedians.