Christmas Lecture: Dr Benji Waterhouse
Schedule
Thu Dec 04 2025 at 06:15 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

About this Event
Join us at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh for our annual Christmas Lecture with speaker Dr Benji Waterhouse.
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You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - A Psychiatrist’s Life
Psychiatrist, comedian and best-selling author Dr Benji unlocks the doors to the psych ward.
"The Adam Kay of mental health care" (Times)
"Humane, hilarious and eye-opening" (Guardian)
"Funny without turning patients into punchlines" ★★★★★ (Telegraph)
Dr Benji Waterhouse is an NHS Consultant Psychiatrist, award-winning comedian and author. His first book You Don’t Have to Be Mad to Work Here - A Psychiatrist’s Life unlocked the doors to the psych ward and was an instant Sunday Times best-seller described by the Guardian as “humane, hilarious and eye-opening”. He is currently adapting it for television and working on a second book about psychedelics.
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Join us for drinks and mince pies from 6.15pm, with a chance to win a fantastic prize in our raffle. The lecture begins at 7.00pm.
All profits will be used to fund free learning resources for young people.
Where is it happening?
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen Street, Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 12.00
