People of Note

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PIETER TOERIEN PRODUCTIONS. People of Note is broadcast on Sunday evening at 6 pm on Fine Music Radio with a repeat on Thusday afternoon at 1 pm, presented by Rodney Trudgeon.

Says Rodney: “There are a number of fascinating people who pass through Cape Town and I’ve always felt there to be a need for a programme that allows an in-depth discussion with these personalities. Whether their fields are music, literature, theatre, dance, opera or even politics and economics, we’ll invite them into the studio to talk about their lives, inspirations and role models, among other things.
“Rather like the famous BBC programme, Desert Island Discs, I’ll ask my guests to bring with them their six or seven favourite pieces of music to share with us.”

Among the long list of guests on the programme so far have been people such as Rhoda Kadalie, Lord Robin Renwick, Petronel Malan, Pieter Dirk Uys, Ruby Wax, Jonathan Roxmouth, Imam Rashied Omar and many more.
Weekly English South Africa TV & Film
458 Episodes
160 – 180

People of Note - Neo Muyanga

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on this week’s edition of People Of Note is a composer, musician, director and philosopher. His name is NEO MUYANGA, WHO WAS BORN IN Soweto and grew up during the hard years of student protests. He began studying natural sciences and Philosophy in Italy but he was…
11 Sep 2022 57 min

People of Note - Patricia Schonstein

I wonder if you know what “magic realism” is in literature? Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week uses this technique to enhance her novels and poems. PATRICIA SCHONSTEIN is an author, poet and publisher whose latest book called Thrown Among The Bones is her memoir in which…
28 Aug 2022 57 min

People of Note - Paul Slabolepszy

A new play is opening at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay this weekend. It’s called Fordsburg’s Finest and it was written by and stars PAUL SLABOLEPSZY who is a well- known, award winning South African playwright who has the ability to reflect an authentic South African landscape with its…
21 Aug 2022 56 min

People of Note - Jonathan Lo

Cape Town City Ballet’s spectacular production of Prokoviev’s Romeo and Juliet Ballet is pulling in the crowds at the Artscape Opera House. The Cape Town hilharmonic is being conducted by a dynamic young conductor Jonathan Lo who was born in Hong Kong but who now lives in England. Jonathan is…
14 Aug 2022 57 min

People of Note - Judy Bekker

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to JUDY BEKKER, whose new book, Calling The Daughters, has just been published. The book invites us to step into what is described as a sacred wisdom circle of mothers, elder women and daughters as they journey together and…
7 Aug 2022 55 min

People of Note - Prof. Mike Bruton

Prof Mike Bruton a renowned Ichthyologist (the science of fish) his book, "When I Was A Fish", has been hailed for its accessibility. Mike was born in East London, where the first coelacanth was discovered, and studied at Rhodes University in South Africa. Mike’s research on the freshwater fishes of…
31 Jul 2022 54 min

People of Note - Mark Anderson

It’s all about birds and birdwatching on People of Note this week when Rodney Trudgeon talks to the CEO of Birdlife South Africa MARK ANDERSON. Birdwatching is an incredibly popular hobby and the organisations has well over 5000 members, many of whom belong to more than 40 affiliated bird clubs…
24 Jul 2022 58 min

People of Note - Fazioli

People of Note this week takes on an interestingly different format. My producer and I went to Ian Burgess Simpson’s Piano Shop in Lakeside where he had just taken delivery of a Fazioli Concert Grand for a local buyer. I invited Francois du Toit and three of his award winning…
17 Jul 2022 58 min

People of Note - Tony Heard

This Rodney Trudgeon and my guest on People of Note this week is the distinguished editor and author TONY HEARD whose latest book called 8000 Days – The Inside Story of an Editor in the Corridors of Power. The book traces the career of Tony after he’d been invited to…
10 Jul 2022 57 min

People of Note - Bill Nasson

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to one of the three editors of a major new book called New History of South Africa. Since the last illustrated history of South Africa was published, far-reaching changes have affected not only the country, but the writing of…
3 Jul 2022 57 min

People of Note - Mark Jennings

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the outgoing manager of Fine Music Radio, Mark Jennings who has decided to go to England with his wife to be with his children. Mark became station manager of FMR in 2015 after nearly 40 years of having…
26 Jun 2022 57 min

People of Note - John Scott

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the veteran and much admired former editor of the Cape Times, column writer and author JOHN SCOTT. His long career in journalism included assignments in Britain, Europe, the United States and Israel and he covered the historic fall of the…
19 Jun 2022 57 min

People of Note - Schalk van Der Merwe

Cape Town Opera’s production of Mozart’s great opera The Magic Flute opens this coming weekend at the Artscape Opera House. The opera is directed by Magdeline Minnaar and the conductor is the young South African SCHALK VAN DER MERWE, who was the 2019 winner of the Len van Zyl Conductor’s…
11 Jun 2022 57 min

People of Note - Jan Repko

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the violin professor and world renowned teacher JAN REPKO, who is in South Africa, courtesy of the Cape Town Philharmonic, to conducted a series of lessons and masterclasses. Jan was born in South Africa and studied the violin…
5 Jun 2022 58 min

People of Note - Sue Depeveen

The Drama Factory in Somerset West has become the vibrant and exciting destination for patrons to enjoy quality entertainment across a range of genres in a relaxed environment. The venue also offers creative platforms to workshop performances and it provides a number of training initiatives. The founder of the Drama…
29 May 2022 55 min

People of Note - Ann Barr

The Cape Town Big Band Festival is back with a bang and opens this week on the 25th and runs to the 28th at the Baxter Concert Hall. The festival was started in 1999 by Dennis Barr and, after his death, his wife ANN BARR took over the rains. Ann…
22 May 2022 56 min

People of Note - Andy Watts

The magical art of making and blending whisky will be in the spotlight on People of Note this week when Rodney Trudgeon talks to ANDY WATTS , master founder and distiller, who has just been inducted into Whisky Magazine’s Hall of Fame. This is a huge honour bestowed on just…
15 May 2022 53 min

People of Note - Finuala Dowling

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People Of Note this week is the novelist and poet Finuala Dowling, whose latest book, “The Man Who Loved Crocodile Tamers”, has been receiving rave reviews. It is a fascinating book, written in an unusual but fascinating style and which traces the family history. The book…
8 May 2022 58 min

People of Note - Des Lindberg

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is DES LINDBERG part of the iconic South African folk duo with Dawn Lindberg who died tragically a year ago. They enjoyed a 55 year career – singing, composing, dancing and even being activists. A new book has just been published…
1 May 2022 57 min

People of Note - John Allen

An exciting and thought-provoking permanent exhibition has just opened in Cape Town. It’s called “Truth To Power: Desmond Tutu and the churches in the Struggle Against Apartheid”. The exhibition is curated in partnership with the Apartheid Museum and celebrates the life and legacy of Archbishop Tutu. A man who has…
24 Apr 2022 58 min
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