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Rocco Forte

Rocco Forte

FromDesert Island Discs


Rocco Forte

FromDesert Island Discs

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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 1989
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the chief executive of Britain's largest hotel and catering chain, an empire which extends from motorway cafes to the grandest hotels in London and Paris. He is Rocco Forte, and he'll be talking about the famed Forte dynasty, his renown as a one-time playboy and his company's continuing battle for ownership of the elusive Savoy hotel.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Dies Irae by Giuseppe Verdi
Book: Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Luxury: Snooker table
Released:
Feb 5, 1989
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Eight tracks, a book and a luxury: what would you take to a desert island? Guests share the soundtrack of their lives.