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Marguerite Patten

Sue Lawley's castaway is cookery writer Marguerite Patten.

This week the castaway on Desert Island Discs is the cookery writer Marguerite Patten. Known as the 'doyenne of British cookery', Marguerite Patten has written 167 cookery books and given thousands of demonstrations - including several at the London Palladium. In conversation with Sue Lawley, she talks about her life and work and chooses eight records to take to the mythical island.

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

Favourite track: Nous Avons En Tete Une Affaire from Act 2 by Bizet
Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Luxury: A trowel for digging

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45 minutes

Last on

Fri 26 Jan 2001 09:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Take a pair of sparkling eyes (from The Gondoliers)

    Librettist: William Gilbert.

  • Georges Bizet

    Au fond du temple saint (from The Pearl Fishers)

    • Les Pecheurs de Perles.
    • Philips.

  • Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra

    Well, Did You Evah?

    • High Society.
    • Capitol.

  • I'm Gonna Get Lit Up (When The Lights Go On In London)

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Georges Bizet

      Nous avons en tΓͺte un affaire (from Carmen)

      • Carmen.
      • RCA.

  • Ron Goodwin

    Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

    Ensemble: Central Band of the Royal Air Force.
    • Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines.
    • Stateside.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Gloria all'Egitto (from Aida)

    • Aida.
    • EMI.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    La Bohème Act 2

    • La Boheme.
    • Decca.

  • Book Choice

    • Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

  • Luxury Choice

    • A trowel for digging

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Marguerite Patten

Broadcasts

  • Sun 21 Jan 2001 11:15
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 26 Jan 2001 09:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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