Marguerite Patten
Sue Lawley's castaway is cookery writer Marguerite Patten
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
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