BBC to air TV documentary about how Michael Mosley ‘changed Britain’ and a Radio 4 programme containing his last ever interview to celebrate the late health guru’s career
The BBC is broadcasting two special programs to pay tribute to The Mail’s Dr Michael Mosley following his tragic death on the Greek island of Symi.
Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain, which airs on Friday at 8pm on BBC One, will look at his almost four decades of broadcasting and how he transformed people’s lives and how as an executive producer he followed him as he worked on the shows Pompeii – The Last Day; Krakatau revealed; Life Before Birth and Supervolcano.
The BBC said of the programme: ‘His programs have had a lasting impact on the country’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower.
“Michael also shared his own struggles with a global audience; as a chronic insomniac, he made programs about sleep and, always curious, also went to great lengths in pursuing science, even infecting himself with a tapeworm.
Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain, airs Friday at 8pm on BBC One
Mr Mosley pictured on Trust Me, I’m A Doctor – a BBC health program – holding a jar of coconut oil and a coconut
The BBC said how the health guru’s ‘programs have had a lasting impact on the country’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower’
“This program celebrates Michael’s career and marks the enormous impact he has made, touching the lives of so many.”
Another programme, There’s Only One Michael Mosley, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from Friday at 11am and will feature the last interview he took part in.
Dr. Mosley recorded a special edition of Just One Thing with Professor Paul Bloom at the Hay Festival on May 25, revealing regular tips to help improve your health.
His wife, Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley, also a physician, author and health columnist, was also in the event’s audience.
His wife, Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley (pictured), also a physician, author and health columnist, was also in the event’s audience
The recording is introduced by TV doctor and presenter Chris van Tulleken, with whom Mosley worked as part of Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.
Dr. Mosley died of heat exhaustion after resting on a rocky slope before losing consciousness as temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius, police believe.
He was found on a mountainside five days after he disappeared last Wednesday while on holiday with his wife on the Greek island of Symi.