Main content

Raymond Blanc

Sue Lawley's castaway is chef Raymond Blanc.

Favourite track: Hungarian Dance No 1 in G Minor by Johannes Brahms
Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Luxury: A good luck stone (from his wife)

Download

Available now

40 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Sep 1992 09:05
BBC Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Penelope Leach

Next

Chad Varah

See all episodes from Desert Island Discs

Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin Orchestra: The Philharmonia And New Philharmonia Orchestra

    • Violin Ctos.
    • EMI.

  • Léo Ferré

    Les Poetes De Sept Ans

    • Verlaine Et Rimbauld.
    • Bouclay Label.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • Imagine.
    • EMI.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op.27/2 'Moonlight'

    Soloist: William Kempff

    • Piano Sonatas 11 -22.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Johannes Brahms

      Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

      Soloist: Katie & Marielle Labeque

      • The Hungarian Dances.
      • Philips.

  • Dire Straits

    Telegraph Road

    • Love Over Gold.
    • Vertigo.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons - Spring

    Orchestra: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Conductor: Neville Marriner

    • Decca.

  • The Rolling Stones

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    • Rolling Stones.

  • Book Choice

    • The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  • Luxury Choice

    • A good luck stone (from his wife)

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Raymond Blanc

Broadcasts

  • Sun 20 Sep 1992 12:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 25 Sep 1992 09:05
    BBC 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

Listen to over 2,000 programmes

Click above to browse castaways, from 1942 to today.

Articles

Articles

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

Podcast