Desert Island Discs Revisited

Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Factual: Life Stories

Selected castaway gems from the BBC Desert Island Discs archive.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Award-Winning Chefs: Marcus Wareing

Marcus Wareing, chef

Marcus Wareing

Award-Winning Chefs

Desert Island Discs

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Desert Island Discs Revisited, Award-Winning Chefs, Marcus Wareing

Marcus Wareing, chef, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne

4 Extra Debut. From Adele to Soft Cell. Chef Marcus Wareing shares his castaway choices with Lauren Laverne. From 2019.

From Adele to Soft Cell.

Prize-winning chef, restaurateur, TV presenter and cookery book writer, Marcus Wareing shares his castaway choices with Lauren Laverne.

Marcus gained his first Michelin star aged just 26. 

He grew up in Southport, and by the age of 11 was helping out in his family’s fruit and vegetable business, which dominated his father’s life. Marcus assumed he would join the business, but his father told him to take a catering course instead, as the family firm had no future. 

When Marcus was 18, he moved to London to work at the Savoy. He loved the experience of life in a high-pressure professional kitchen and was quickly promoted. In 1993 he joined Gordon Ramsay at Aubergine, creating one of the most celebrated London restaurants of the time. 

He went on to launch a number of Michelin star-winning restaurants, often working with Gordon Ramsay and his company, before a much-publicized falling-out. 

Marcus now runs a group of restaurants in London, founded with his wife Jane, and since 2014 he has appeared as a judge and mentor on the TV series MasterChef: The Professionals. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2019.

Desert Island Discs Revisited: Award-Winning Chefs

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

A collection of award-winning chef castaways sharing their desert island choices.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Desert Island Discs Revisited

Award-Winning Chefs

Marcus Wareing

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra