Following a hugely popular pilot episode, award-winning comedian, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Large Time Productions are delighted to announce that Radio 4 has commissioned a further ten episodes of the funny and fascinating panel discussion show Best Medicine.
Hosted by Kiri, the show celebrates medicine’s inspiring past, present and future. It’s about little-known facts and deep dives into the weird and wonderful science, happy accidents, and pioneering characters of medicine.
Each week Kiri challenges a panel of medical experts and a comedian to each make a case for what they think is the “best medicine”, and each guest champions an invention, a technique, a pill, potion, or person. Whether it’s world-changing science, an obscure invention, an everyday treatment, or an unsung hero, it’s always something worth celebrating.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean saud: “I'm so delighted Best Medicine has snagged itself a series. I LOVED hosting the pilot and not only did I have a blast, I now have a raft of facts ready for my next pub quiz.”
Ben Worsfield, Producer, Large Time Productions: “The pilot proved medicine can be as funny as it is inspiring, with some incredible guests who shared their extraordinary knowledge with us. There are so many more people, procedures, potions and pills to explore in the series and we’re so lucky to have Kiri - she’s the perfect host to celebrate all the funny and fascinating facts from the amazing experts and comedians we’ve lined up.”
Kiri Pritchard-McLean has appeared on Live at the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Would I Lie to You. She hosts her own show on Sunday afternoons on BBC Radio Wales and is the host of Radio 4 Extra’s Newsjack and, as well as appearing on the Russell Howard Hour, she is a writer for the show.
Already a hugely popular regular on the comedy circuit, Kiri is director and co-writer with the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominated Gein’s Family Giftshop and the cult hit sketch show, Tarot.
Kiri’s hit, true crime podcast with Rachel Fairburn, All Killa No Filla is a phenomenon with over 350,000 monthly listeners. The live shows have been a huge success with the pair touring America and selling out a UK tour in 2019. Her new podcast Who Are You Wearing, during which Kiri chats to celebrities about their relationship with clothes, has also proved a success, with guests including Jonathan Ross, Laura Whitmore, Joe Lycett and Glamrou.
During Lockdown Kiri was the landlady of virtual pub The Covid Arms hosting a hugely successful weekly comedy night to raise money for performers affected by the closure of venues and also The Trussell Trust. Live At The Covid Arms is now a monthly event and has so far raised over £150,000 for The Trussell Trust.
