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. Show more

Drumming rats, life-saving laughter, disability in Henry VIII's court and a revolutionary heart operation using placenta cells compete for the title of the best medicine. Show more

Comedian Ria Lina wants everyone to get a CT scan, historian Caroline Rance debunks dodgy inhalation practices, Rev Kate Bottley offers up faith, and Kiri learns about sickle cell. Show more

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. Show more

Kristoffer Hughes puts forward the autopsy, movie reviewer Ali Plumb champions escapism and historian Professor Olivette Otele talks about Henrietta Lacks and her 'immortal cells'. Show more

Can death really be the best medicine? Also joining Kiri this week are Ria Lina pushing epidurals, and Dr Paul Craddock who unravels how vascular surgery owes a debt to embroidery. Show more

This week Kiri speaks to a man who went from palliative care to cancer-free thanks to genetically modified herpes, and Dr Lindsey Fitzharris champions failure as the best medicine. Show more

This week Shaparak Khorsandi tells us to do less and talks about ADHD, and Professor Roger Kneebone explains what surgeons can learn from puppeteers, fighter pilots and chefs. Show more

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is joined by Felicity Ward to explore sobriety, Kiri performs a virtual reality injection, and the panel looks at what happens when trust is lost in medicine. Show more

Comedian Jordan Gray champions boob jobs, historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris shares her own breast cancer recovery story, and Sarah Kerruish unveils MIA, a life-saving AI algorithm. Show more