Main content

Nico Ladenis

Sue Lawley's castaway is chef Nico Ladenis.

The castaway on Desert Island Discs this week is a chef. His food is the culinary equivalent of haute couture, but in the 1980s Nico Ladenis was known as much for his temper tantrums as his truffle sauce. His refusal to offer his customers salt and pepper, and his insistence as to how they should eat their meal, caught the headlines more frequently than his fine cooking. But, as he tells Sue Lawley, these days he has come out of the kitchen and become a cooler and much calmer man.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Onward Christian Soldiers by Sullivan/Baring-Gould
Book: Beau Jeste by P C Wren
Luxury: Cantona's Manchester United football shirt

Available now

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 11 Jul 1997 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Mary Benson

Next

Dr Susan Greenfield

See all episodes from Desert Island Discs

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Thieving Magpie Overture

    Orchestra: The Symphony Orchestra Of Canada

    • La Gazza Ladra.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Sullivan/Baring-Gould

      Onward Christian Soldiers

      Choir: The Morriston Orpheus Choir

      • National Music Wales - Mood Music.
      • Carlin.

  • Julia Ward Howe

    Battle Hymn Of The Republic

    Choir: Unspecified Male Choir

    • A Festival Of Male Choirs.
    • Polyphonic.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Poverty

    • Once Upon A Time In America Soundtrack.
    • Mercury.

  • Georges Bizet

    L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (from Carmen)

    Soloist: Maria Callas Orchestra: The French National Radio Orchestra

    • Maria Callas - La Voix Du Siecle.
    • EMI.

  • Nana Mouskouri

    Amapola

    • Libertad - Nana Mouskouri.
    • Philips.

  • Ennio Morricone

    Childhood Memories

    • Once Upon A Time In America Soundtrack.
    • Mercury.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La donna Γ¨ mobile (from Rigoletto)

    Soloist: Luciano Pavarotti Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

    • Luciano Pavaroti - Arias.
    • Decca.

  • Book Choice

    • Beau Jeste - P C Wren

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cantona's Manchester United football shirt

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Nico Ladenis

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Feb 1997 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 28 Feb 1997 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 11 Jul 1997 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

Featured in...

The Desert Island Discs podcast

The Desert Island Discs podcast

Subscribe or download individual episodes.

Listen to over 2,000 programmes

Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.

Articles

Read the surprising things we've learned about some stand-out castaways.

Podcast