BBC to broadcast two Michael Mosley specials after doctor's tragic death

The BBC will broadcast two tributes to presenter Michael Mosley after he died on holiday in Greece. "Michael Mosley The Doctor Who Changed Britain" will delve into his near-four-decade broadcasting career after the 67-year-old was found dead on the island of Symi.

Mosley trained as a doctor and presented numerous science programmes and films on the BBC, including the series "Trust Me, I'm A Doctor", which explored healthcare in Britain.

The BBC One special, airing on Friday at 8pm, will show how he transformed people's lives and served as an executive producer on shows such as "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.

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"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."

BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds will broadcast another programme, 'There's Only One Michael Mosley', from Friday at 11am. The show features the last interview the doctor conducted.

He recorded an edition of his 'Just One Thing' podcast, a series in which he repeatedly shared tips for improving health, with Prof Paul Bloom at the Hay Festival on May 25. His wife, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley, also a practising doctor, author and health columnist, was in the audience.

TV doctor and presenter Chris van Tullekenm who introduces the recording, worked with Mosley with on 'Trust Me, I'm A Doctor'. In 2002, Mosley was nominated for an Emmy for his role as an executive producer on the BBC science documentary 'The Human Face'.

Known for pushing boundaries, in 2014 he swallowed tapeworms for six weeks while filming the BBC Four documentary 'Infested! Living With Parasites'. Greek police told the BBC on Monday that a preliminary post-mortem examination showed no traces of injuries on Mosley's body.

He was thought to have died at around 4pm last Wednesday, June 5, about two-and-a-half hours after he went for a walk.