Doctor, Doctor is a live talk show broadcast on British television on Five hosted by the presenters Mark Porter (who is also a general practitioner) and Raj Persaud (who is also a psychiatrist). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Dr Mark Porter MBE MB BS DA DCH (born September 1962 Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire) is a medical doctor who appears on UK A general practitioner, or GP is a medical practitioner who provides Primary care and specializes in Family medicine. Rajendra (Raj Persaud (born 13 May, 1963 of Caribbean parents of Indian origin in Reading, Berkshire) is a British consultant Psychiatrist A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders [1] It is made by Princess Productions. Princess Productions is a London based Television Production company started in September 1996 by Henrietta Conrad and Sebastian Scott [1]
The television program comprises several educational sections to present medical and health information in slightly different formats to match different supporting resources. It includes a presentation on a common illness or conditions with audiovisual aids, an interview with a guest celebrity (or celebrities) who talk about an illness that they have suffered from (or had personal experience of), discussion between the presenters and a guest medical (or paramedical) expert to give added insight to a selected medical topic, and a live phone-in when the television doctors answer viewers telephone questions and a few email questions.