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Maurice Saatchi

Sue Lawley's castaway is advertising executive Maurice Saatchi.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the advertising man, Maurice Saatchi. He and his brother Charles created what became the biggest advertising agency in the world. Saatchi & Saatchi masterminded the Conservative victory in 1979 with their slogan 'Labour isn't working'.

He'll be telling Sue Lawley about the heady days of the 1980s - a red Ferrari would be delivered unannounced to the best names in the business, with the offer of a job with Saatchi & Saatchi. Then, last year, he fell from grace when a boardroom shake-up meant he had to leave the company he had so lovingly created.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: Die Dreigroschenoper Surabaya Johnny by Kurt Weill
Book: Hamlet (1897 edition) by William Shakespeare
Luxury: Virtual-reality headset

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Sep 1995 09:05
麻豆社 Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Havanaise

    Soloist: Itzhak Perlman Orchestra: The Orchestre De Paris

    • Saint-Sa毛ns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso.
    • EMI.

  • Ahmad Jamal

    Poinciana

    • Poinciana.
    • Portrait Masters.

  • Nathan Saatchi

    Unknown

    • Syrague.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto For Three Violins in D major

    Soloist: Daniel Barenboim

    • J.S. Bach Violin Concertos.
    • EMI.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Nights in the Gardens of Spain - 1st movement

    Soloist: Artur Rubinstein

    • The Rubenstein Collection.
    • RCA.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor

    Soloist: Itzhak Perlman Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra

    • Saint-Sa毛ns Introduction.
    • RCA Classics.

  • Van Morrison

    Coney Island

    • Avalon Sunset.
    • Polydor.

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Kurt Weill

      Surabaya Johnny

      Soloist: Lotte Lenya

      • Die Dreigroschenoper.
      • CBS.

  • Book Choice

    • Hamlet (1897 edition) - William Shakespeare

  • Luxury Choice

    • Virtual-reality headset

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Maurice Saatchi

Broadcasts

  • Sun 24 Sep 1995 12:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4
  • Fri 29 Sep 1995 09:05
    麻豆社 Radio 4

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