Calling this short six-minute interview with the late Dr Michael Mosley a “lost tape” might be overhyping it. There hadn’t been too many people out searching for it..
.until now. The original went out on the Sky News Business Channel in 2016.
For a decade from 2008 Mediaweek provided content for a 30-minute weekly media show which was anchored by a series of talented TV presenters. And Mediaweek’s James Manning ! Across the years we had many great guests from all parts of the media and advertising sectors. One thing they all had in common was a desire to speak frankly about their industry and share their insights.
That’s certainly what Michael Mosley came armed with during a short interview in 2016. Mosley was in Australia on a promo tour for the BBC. One of those engagements was at the annual ASTRA conference which is where he spoke to Mediaweek co-host James Manning.
Don’t forget SBS on Wednesday 3 July at 7.35pm when the channel will broadcast the BBC tribute program Michael Mosley: The Doctor Who Changed Britain . I actually spent 10 years as a director, then 10 years as an executive producer, and then now it’s been 10 years as a presenter.
[Remember, these are timelines for 2016.] Not in the slightest, no. It was completely random.
I had this idea that I wanted to do the history of medicine told through self-experimenters, and so I was pitching that for about 14 years. Eventually I got in front of the controller of BBC4 at the time, and she said, who’s goi.