Michael Mosley
Acting
Biography
Michael Hugh Mosley (22 March 1957 – 5 June 2024) was a British television and radio journalist, producer, presenter and writer who worked for the BBC from 1985 until his death. He presented television programmes on biology and medicine and regularly appeared on The One Show. Mosley was an advocate of intermittent fasting and low-carbohydrate diets who wrote books promoting the ketogenic diet. He died on the Greek island of Symi on 5 June 2024.
Known For
Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.
Horizon
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
The One Show
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
The stories behind some of the most significant inventions which have helped shape the world we live in today.
Inventions That Changed the World
Dr Mosley travels the world to meet people who seem to have unlocked the secrets to defying ageing. He investigates the science behind their claims and, in doing so, provides tangible tips on how to live longer, healthier lives.
Secrets of the Superagers
Science journalist and qualified doctor Michael Mosley along with a team of doctors investigate health issues and provide definitive answers.
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.
The Incredible Human Journey
Tells the story of the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world, an event that experts believe inspired the legend of Atlantis.
Atlantis: End of a World, Birth of a Legend
From the pioneering work of Galen on Roman gladiators to the latest advances in plastic surgery, this five-part series illustrates the evolution of surgical techniques—a story as much of mishaps and misadventures as it is of successes and amazing advances. Filmed in America and Europe and presented by the charismatic and medically trained Michael J. Mosley. Contains surgical scenes of a graphic nature. A BBC Production. 5-part series.
Blood and Guts: A History of Surgery
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion
John Cleese presents a four-part exploration of the complexities of the human face, attempting to unravel its secrets and understand its details.
The Human Face
Simple tips that could transform your health, with some surprising benefits.
Just One Thing
100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.
Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
Journalist, Physician, Producer, TV Presenter – Michael Mosley is a multi-talented communicator of bold and original ideas. With insight, intelligence and passion, the creator of the landmark series Inside the Human Body takes you on a fascinating journey through the mysterious worlds of biology and medicine.
Michael Mosley's Science of You
Stacey Dooley, Jonnie Peacock, Ann Widdecombe and Michael Mosley work alongside staff at King's College Hospital to find out just what it takes to keep the nation alive.
Celebrities on the NHS Frontline
A historical drama documentary depicting the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in 1883. The volcano was located in the Sunda strait in Indonesia and its eruption resulted in tsunami, rains of coals and ash, and ended with a very hot tsunami. The eruption killed more than 36,000 people and those survived were left with burns.
Krakatoa: The Last Days
Michael Mosley and James Wong reveal the delicious physics, chemistry and biology hidden inside our food.
The Secrets of Your Food
Dr Michael Mosley explores the bizarre and fascinating world of parasites by turning his body into a living laboratory and deliberately infesting himself with them.
Infested! Living With Parasites
Using spectacular graphics based on the latest science and stories of remarkable people around the world, Michael Mosley takes us on a fantastic voyage through our inner universe.
Inside the Human Body
Michael Mosley embarks on three journeys to understand science's last great frontier - the human mind - as he traces the history of the attempts to understand and manipulate the brain.