Classic Desert Island Discs - Albert & Michel Roux

Desert Island Discs

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🗓️ 19 April 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Michael Parkinson's castaways are the restaurateurs and chefs Albert and Michel Roux (broadcast in 1986). Michel died in March 2020 at the age of 78.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts
0:04.7	Hello, Lauren LeVern here.
0:06.3	Desert Island Discs is taking its usual Easter break at the moment,
0:09.3	so to keep you entertained in the meantime, we've chosen some fabulous additions from our back catalog for you.
0:14.9	As usual, this is a podcast, so the music has been shortened for rights reasons.
0:19.4	We do hope you enjoy listening.
0:30.0	Our Desert Island castaways are brothers who have become Britain's best known restaurant
0:40.8	tours. More than that, they recognize the two of the best chefs in the world.
0:45.2	They've been described as gastronomic missionaries whose purpose in life is to teachers how to eat.
0:50.4	They are Michelle and Albert Rue.
0:52.4	Gentlemen, welcome. I must ask you, you're going to share this desert island together.
0:57.1	You're better than most of our guests who've got it to ourselves.
0:59.4	But do you think you'd get on well together? Michelle, can I ask you first of all?
1:03.2	I think it'd be back to the old days, really. I mean, I look forward to that.
1:07.0	What about you? I would say in that sentence.
1:10.0	What strengths of Michelle's would you discover? Do you think on the desert island?
1:14.4	Would it bring the best out of you? And if so, what would be the best of him?
1:18.2	Izuma, which I love. Michelle, what about you?
1:22.5	He's a good cook and I think I can swim well. So if I go swimming and pick up few shellfish,
1:28.8	I mean, I think he can prepare a good meal. Let me ask you the reverse of that question.
1:33.2	What would most get on your nerves about the other brother, Michelle?
1:37.7	What about Albert? I can't think of anything to be honest. I'm going to enjoy it all. Albert?
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