Michael Mosley's wife has accepted a prize at the British Podcast Awards on his behalf, saying she wishes "more than anything" he was at the event and reminding the audience that life is short.

The TV doctor, broadcaster and columnist lived in Beaconsfield with his wife Dr Claire Bailey Mosley before he went missing while on holiday on the Greek island of Symi over the summer, and his body was found days later.

Mosley, who fronted the BBC Radio 4 podcast Just One Thing, was honoured with the Hall of Fame Award at the British Podcasts Award on Thursday, September 26, which Dr Bailey Mosley collected at the ceremony in central London on behalf of her husband.

Accepting Mosley’s award at the event, GP and writer Dr Bailey Mosley told the audience: “Firstly, I wish more than anything that Michael was here himself to be collecting this award.

“One of Michael’s very special gifts was also having the right words to use; he always knew the right thing to say, so I hope I can do him some justice this evening.”

She added that Mosley knew his podcast “really connected with people”, and “he loved the simplicity of the format and being able to genuinely help people”.

“The outpouring to me and my family in the last three months has shown us that it wasn’t just the podcast they loved, it was Michael too,” she said.

“His warmth and his guidance, but mainly they connected with Michael because they saw he was a really genuinely kind person. Unassuming and genuinely caring, that was Michael.”

Dr Bailey Mosley then thanked people for their “messages, the letters and outpouring of love”, which has “really helped us as a family and we have been so comforted by them”.

She also said the prize “would have meant a great deal to Michael,” and also noted that the team at BBC Sounds helped make it something that “really resonates with people”.

Adding: “So thank you – and can I remind you all that life can be shorter than you ever imagine, and so if there’s one thing you do today, hug your loved ones, tell them they are loved, don’t ever take time for granted.”

Broadcaster Mosley was known for popularising the 5:2 diet, a form of intermittent fasting, through his book The Fast Diet, as well as his documentaries on the BBC and the show Trust Me, I’m A Doctor.

After his passing, Beaconsfield residents shared their memories of spotting the TV doctor around the town, with Phil Barron remembering shared commutes between Bucks and London Marylebone, where he struck him as “a genuinely nice, unassuming chap (with) no hint of arrogance”.

Marcus Osborn also described Mosley as “a great British gentleman”, while Heather Wicks, who said she would regularly see him out cycling around Beaconsfield, said his loss was “so very sad”.

The TV doctor was discovered in a rocky area on Symi, part of the Dodecanese island chain, and it was later determined by Greek authorities that he died of natural causes.

An inquest into his death at age 67 on June 5 is set to take place in Beaconsfield in November.