Dr Michael Mosley’s last interview recorded 11 days before his death will air on Friday

Dr Michael Mosley will give the world one last health check-up, with the poignant last interview he recorded just days before his death set to air.

Beloved television doctor Michael Mosley recorded a final interview with the haunting title “How to Live a Good Life” just days before he died.

Dr Mosley’s interview with Paul Bloom, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University, took place on May 25 – just 11 days before he died after going missing in Greece on June 5.

Dr Mosley was a guest of the Hay Festival – a global event held in Hay-on-Wye in Wales which presents some of the world’s greatest thinkers on stage.

Dr Mosley will gift the world one last piece of advice. Picture: Getty Images

As well as recording the interview with Prof Bloom, which will air on the BBC Radio on Friday, Dr Mosley also did a public recording of his wildly popular podcast Just One Thing with psychologist Professor Tanya Byron.

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appeared at the event on the same day as Dr Mosley.

Mr Rudd spoke with fellow Australians – historian James Curran and journalist Amy Hawkins – about relations with China.

The BBC will air the last interview as part of their tribute to the late Dr Mosley.

“The interview sees Michael at his best, full of warmth, insight and thoroughly enjoying his time with the audience,” the BBC website reads, noting it will air at 8pm AEST.

TV DOC’S GREATEST NIGHTMARE CAME TRUE

Two months before his untimely death, Dr Michael Mosley revealed his biggest fear was dying “early” like his father.

The former GP and popular television doctor, 67, said his dedication to nutrition and adventure was borne out of lessons learned from the death of his father, aged 74, and the fear of not being alive for his prospective grandchildren.

In an interview with the UK Daily Telegraph in April, he said his father Bill “hadn’t seen his grandkids grow up”, before going on to say, “that’s not a road I want to go down”.

His father was diagnosed with diabetes in his 50s, a condition Dr Mosley, a father of four, himself later inherited.

Known for popularising the 5:2 fasting diet, Dr Mosley took vigilant care of this health and, as a doctor, espoused the benefits of healthy living inspiring Britons and fans around the world to eat healthily five days a week and fast two days in a bid to expel any toxins from the body.

Dr Michael Mosley had intended to keep working before he died from heat exhaustion. Picture: Getty Images

“My dad, when he retired, basically sat on the sofa and watched sport and that was incredibly bad for him,” he said in his last interview to the broadsheet newspaper.

“And my dad died at the age of 74, from complications of diabetes. I shouldn’t have been shocked, but I was.

After being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 2012, Dr Mosley reformed his diet to avert taking medication.

“When my GP told me I should start medication, it shouldn’t have been a shock, because my dad had developed diabetes around the same age,” he previously said.

“I’m 67 and a lot of my mates are now retired but I am quite happy to go on writing and giving public speeches and making telly and podcasts,” he said.

UK TV doctor Michael Mosley was found dead in Greece after a five day search. Picture: Facebook

CCTV REVEALS FINAL MOMENTS

It comes as previously unseen CCTV footage has revealed the final tragic moments of doctor Michael Mosley sheltering under an umbrella from the torrid 40C heat just before his death.

The footage released by Greek police shows the father of four clutching an umbrella on his final walk two hours before he died.

In one frame he is seen walking determinedly to his destination and in another he is captured standing still and looking disoriented.

The popular TV doctor and author, 67, was found dead just 90 seconds from the safety of a beach resort bar on the Greek island of Symi on Sunday as he was making his way home to his family.

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Earlier it was revealed Mr Mosley died of “natural causes” two-and-a-half hours after leaving his wife to walk back to his accommodation on Symi, an autopsy has concluded.

Dr Mosley lay down with his legs raised above his head to prevent himself from fainting in the 40C heat, the autopsy has found.

The report, from Greek coroner Despina Nethena, stated Dr Mosley, 67, who had no external injuries, chose to lie down in a shaded spot on rocky ground with his legs raised on a large rock.

There is no indication that he hit his head or collapsed while walking, police told local journalists.

Dr Michael Mosley died of “natural causes” the coroner has reported. Picture: Getty Images

The popular broadcaster was found lying in a prone position, contradicting initial reports he was found facing upwards and covered under rocks.

“It looks like cause of death was heat exhaustion after walking in high temperatures from St Nicholas to Agia Marina,” Dimos Kotsidaras, police commander for Symi, told the MailOnline.

The coroner said the TV doctor’s body was badly decomposed, hampering his attempts to determine an exact cause of death.

The temperature on the days between Wednesday and Sunday, when Dr Mosley went missing, nudged above 40C, which accelerated decomposition.

Police and the coroner are also investigating footage from the restaurant which purportedly shows Dr Mosley wandering in a confused state for twenty minutes before collapsing.

He is seen pausing briefly by the perimeter wall, resting one hand on it, before losing his balance and disappearing from sight.

Questions are being raised over how his body was missed by the search party for so long after a search-and-rescue helicopter had circled the scene the day previously.

The author and health guru, who pioneered the 5:2 fasting diet, was tragically found just 100 metres from the shoreline and near a beach resort at the base of a rocky mountain, but was not on a designated pathway.

Originally published as Dr Michael Mosley’s last interview recorded 11 days before his death will air on Friday