Michael Mosley update: TV doctor’s final hours revealed as BBC to air last interview

BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds will air There’s Only One Michael Mosley on Friday at 11am, which will contain the last interview conducted by Dr Michael Mosley.

He recorded a special edition of Just One Thing, in which he regularly revealed tips to help improve your health, at the Hay Festival on 25 May with Professor Paul Bloom.

His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, 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 Dr Mosley worked with as part of Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.

The corporation said: “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.”

Gyles Brandreth has paid tribute to the late TV doctor Michael Mosley, who was found dead after going missing on the Greek island of Symi.

Brandreth, 76, reflected on the health advice Mosley gave him after he suffered a fall and broke his arm two years ago.

He said: “He had an impact on millions of people. Even me, when I broke my arm a couple of years ago, he said to me: ‘You’ve reached that age when you start falling over…”

Brandreth recalled Dr Mosley telling him to stand on one leg each time he cleaned his teeth, in the hope it would improve his balance and stability after his fall.

“He told me: ‘When you clean your teeth, stand on one leg.’”

Dr Michael Mosley said he did not want to die “early” like his father, who lived to 74 years old, in a tragic interview given just before his death at age 67.

The TV star died of natural causes last week after he went missing on the Greek island of Symi. His body was found on Sunday in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach.

Speaking at the end of April the 67-year-old revealed his healthy lifestyle was driven by watching his own father, Bill, die before seeing his grandchildren grow up.

Dr Michael Mosley’s friend has revealed that they had scheduled to record a new podcast just days after his body was found in Greece.

Epidemiologist Tim Spector told Daily Mail they had planned to meet this week to record the podcast on improving sleep.

He said: “We were due to meet tomorrow to record a podcast. I am trying to come to terms with it. But it is such a terrible tragedy for his family, who he loved so much.”

The two became close friends following a meeting 20 years ago while filming a documentary on ageing at a London hospital.

“Michael and I were close friends and our wives got on very well too. It is very sad,” he added.

Dr Spector said he had spoken with Dr Mosley’s widow over text, but wished to give his family peace and privacy.

The BBC has outlined the details of two programmes that will remember TV presenter and columnist Michael Mosley, who died while on holiday in Greece.

Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain will take a look at his almost four decades of broadcasting following the 67-year-old’s body being found after he went missing on the island of Symi on Wednesday.

Mosley was discovered in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach on Sunday.

He first trained as a doctor before moving into the world of broadcasting, presenting a host of science programmes and films on the BBC including the series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, which looked at healthcare in Britain.

The BBC One special, broadcast on Friday at 8pm, will look at 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 corporation said: “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.

“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 the TV doctor conducted.

He 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 Paul Bloom.

The BBC has outlined the details of two programmes that will remember TV presenter and columnist Michael Mosley, who died while on holiday in Greece.

Michael Mosley – The Doctor Who Changed Britain will take a look at his almost four decades of broadcasting following the 67-year-old’s body being found after he went missing on the island of Symi on Wednesday.

Mosley was discovered in a rocky area near Agia Marina beach on Sunday.

He first trained as a doctor before moving into the world of broadcasting, presenting a host of science programmes and films on the BBC including the series Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, which looked at healthcare in Britain.

The BBC One special, broadcast on Friday at 8pm, will look at 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 corporation said: “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.

“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 the TV doctor conducted.

He 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 Paul Bloom.