Dr Mosley’s former colleagues and friends have come out in droves to celebrate the late presenter, who helmed several series for the BBC after qualifying as a doctor
Michael Mosley: CCTV shows TV doctor walking hours before his death
Dr Michael Mosley had planned to record a new podcast with his friend just days after his body was found in Greece.
Tim Spector, a renowned epidemiologist and pioneer of the Zoe App, has told how he planned to meet with Dr Mosley this week to record a podcast on improving sleep. The two had become close friends after meeting 20 years ago while filming a documentary on ageing at London’s St Thomas’ Hospital.
Instead, he is mourning the doctor, whose body was found on the Greek island of Symi over the weekend, days after he set out on an afternoon hike. Dr Spector told the Daily Mail he was due to sit down with his long-time friend this week to start recording their new podcast.
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 doctor added that he had spoken with Dr Mosley’s widow over text, but wished to give his family peace and privacy, so had chosen not to travel to Greece. He added: “Michael and I were close friends and our wives got on very well too. It is very sad.”
A post-mortem exam revealed he died of natural causes, having succumbed to heat exhaustion as he sat down to rest in baking 40C heat. Tributes to the late television presenter have poured out in recent days, with Dr Mosley’s other friends and former colleagues offering their condolences to his family.
Speaking on This Morning earlier this week, Alex Jones started the show by informing viewers that they “lost a dear friend and colleague”. She added: “Dr Michael Mosley was part of the original line-up of One Show reporters, who made his first appearance in 2007, and he’s been a familiar presence on the show ever since.”
Dr Sarah Jarvis, who frequently collaborated with Dr Mosley over the years, hailed the presenter as “funny” and “clever”, adding: “That man touched so many lives. He took really complicated science, then he turned it into something that resonated with everybody.” Dr Mosley was a prolific television presenter and producer, having trained with the BBC after qualifying as a doctor.
He helmed series like Trust Me, I’m A Doctor, which explored healthcare in Britain, and even swallowed tapeworms for six weeks for a 2014 documentary titled Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.and even swallowed tapeworms for six weeks for a 2014 documentary titled Infested! Living With Parasites on BBC Four.
