Rocco Forte - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

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

Further episodes of Desert Island Discs: Archive 1986-1991

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