The BBC will air two special programmes 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 will air on Friday at 8pm on BBC One will look at his almost four decades of broadcasting and how he how he transformed people’s lives and was an executive producer following him working on the shows Pompeii – The Last Day; Krakatoa Revealed; Life Before Birth, and Supervolcano.
The BBC said of the programme: ‘His programmes have made 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 worldwide; as a chronic insomniac he made programmes about sleep and, ever curious, he would also go to extremes in the pursuit of science, even infecting himself with a tapeworm.
Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain, will air on Friday at 8pm on BBC One
Mr Mosley pictured on Trust Me, I’m A Doctor – a BBC health programme – holding a jar of coconut oil and a coconut
The BBC said how the health guru’s ‘programmes have made a lasting impact on the nation’s health habits from intermittent fasting to the benefits of a cold shower’
‘Celebrating Michael’s career, this programme marks the enormous impact he made, touching the lives of so many.’
Another programme, There’s Only One Michael Mosley, will air on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds from Friday at 11am, and will contain the last interview that 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 doctor, author and health columnist, was also in attendance in the audience of the event.
His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley (pictured), also a doctor, author and health columnist, was also in attendance in the audience of the event
The recording will be introduced by TV doctor and 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 down to rest on a rocky slope before losing consciousness as temperatures hit 40C, police believe.
He was found on a mountain side five days after he disappeared while on holiday with his wife on the Greek island of Symi last Wednesday.
