The BBC will broadcast 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, airing on Friday at 8pm on BBC One, will look at its almost four decades of broadcasting and how it transformed people’s lives and executive produced it after working 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 nation’s health habits, from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower.
‘Michael also shared his own struggles with audiences around the world; As a chronic insomniac he made programs about sleep and, always curious, he also went to extremes in the pursuit of science, even becoming infected with a tapeworm.
Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain, airs Friday at 8pm on BBC One
Mosley pictured on Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, a BBC health programme, holding a bottle of coconut oil and a coconut.
The BBC said 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 show, which celebrates Michael’s career, marks the enormous impact he had and touched the lives of so many people.”
Another programme, There’s Only One Michael Mosley, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from Friday at 11am and will contain the last interview he took part in.
Dr Mosley recorded a special edition of Just One Thing, in which he regularly revealed tips to help improve your health, at the Hay Festival on May 25 with Professor Tanya Byron.
His wife, Dr. Clare Bailey Mosley, also a physician, author and health columnist, was also present in the audience at the event.
His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley (pictured), also a doctor, author and health columnist, was also present in the audience at the event.
The recording will be presented by doctor and TV presenter Chris van Tulleken, who Mosley worked with as part of Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.
Dr Mosley died of heat exhaustion after sitting to rest on a rocky slope before losing consciousness when temperatures reached 40C, police believe.
He was found on a mountainside five days after he went missing while on holiday with his wife on the Greek island of Symi last Wednesday.