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
465 Episodes
212 – 232

People of Note - Ryk Neethling

One of South Africa’s iconic sportsmen, Ryk Neethling will be Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on this week’s edition of People of Note. Famously, Ryk won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics followed by a number of other prestigious international awards and medals. He went on to study in…
22 Aug 2021 52 min

People of Note - Thomas Harding

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the award winning author Thomas Harding whose latest book, LEGACY, is described as a panoramic new history of modern Britain as told through the story of one extraordinary family and one ground breaking company. That company is called J. Lyons…
15 Aug 2021 54 min

People of Note - Peter Soal

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon speaks to Peter Soal who was a Member of Parliament for 12 years. After the 1994 elections, Nelson Mandela sent him to New York where he served as the South African representative on the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations
8 Aug 2021 58 min

People of Note - KOBIE van RENSBURG

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on this week’s edition of People of Note is the internationally famous South African tenor and now opera director in Berlin, KOBIE van RENSBURG. His career has taken him to all the world’s major opera houses and he is in Cape Town for an exciting venture with…
1 Aug 2021 54 min

People of Note - Dr John Hanks

Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to Dr John Hanks who has over 45 years of experience in a wide variety of conservation management and research projects. Among his many important posts have been Chief Professional Officer for the Natal Parks Board and Professor and Head of the Department of Biological…
25 Jul 2021 53 min

People of Note - Francois Du Toit

Music lovers in Cape Town were treated recently to a musical feast and feat when Francois Du Toit played all 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos over 2 nights in the City Hall with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. The concerts were a stunning success and demonstrated just why Francois is such…
18 Jul 2021 54 min

People of Note - Brent Meersman

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the author and journalist BRENT MEERSMAN. Brent is also co-editor of the news organisation Ground Up and his work has been published internationally. One of his latest books is called A Childhood Made UP – Living with my mother’s madness…
11 Jul 2021 58 min

People of Note - Jocelin Kagan

On People of Note this week I’ll be talking to the author and photographer JOCELIN KAGAN, whose new book, Africa’s Wild Dogs – A Survival Story, is a collection of spectacular photographs of these fascinating animals, a celebration in fact of one of the continent’s most charismatic and endangered predators…
4 Jul 2021 53 min

People of Note - John Kani

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on this week’s edition of People of Note is the distinguished South African actor JOHN KANI. John’s extraordinary career has led to countless awards and honours both locally and internationally and in 2015 the Market Theatre in Johannesburg re-named their main theatre the John Kani Theatre. In…
27 Jun 2021 56 min

People of Note - Amanda Botha

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is someone well known to FMR listeners as presenter of Boek keuse, AMANDA BOTHA. Amanda is a writer and journalist who has had a long and distinguished career In the world of art, music, literature and the performing arts in general…
20 Jun 2021 53 min

People of Note - Malcolm Purkey

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the award winning theatre director and playwright MALCOLM PURKEY. In a long, distinguished career, Malcolm has served as the Artistic Director of the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, he formed the Junction Avenue Theatre Company and he is heavily involved with…
13 Jun 2021 56 min

People of Note - Maria Botha

This week on People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to MARIA BOTHA who is the founder of an exciting project called MUZUKIDZ that is committed to teaching children from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures musical instruments. To date, more than 350 primary school pupils have been given…
6 Jun 2021 53 min

People of Note - Kutlwano Masote

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is one of South Africa’s most versatile musician. KUTLWANO MASOTE is a cellist, conductor and broadcaster who has spent many years at Classic FM in Johannesburg and who now presents classical music programmes on SAfm. Kutlwano has conducted concerts across the…
30 May 2021 58 min

People of Note - Barry Varkel

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is a rather unconventional lawyer. BARRY VARKEL has his own legal practice but he also writes books with a comedy flair and in fact, was a stand up comedian once upon a time. His two latest books are called Nigiri Law…
23 May 2021 55 min

People of Note - John Hammer

Many people in Cape Town know and are shocked by the fire that destroyed the historic Mostert’s Mill on a few weeks ago. The remains of the mill are now covered with plastic and rope netting to save it from rain damage. On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon…
16 May 2021 54 min

People of Note - Andries Buys

Kom kuier saam met my, Otto van der Walt, in FMR se People of Note ateljee, wanneer oud-regter en skrywer, Andries Buys, ons vertel van sy liefde vir musiek, en sy bekroonde boek, Die dao van Daan van der Walt, wat beskryf word as die mees bekroonde Afrikaanse debuutroman, en…
9 May 2021 56 min

People of Note - Xavier Cloete

Interesting and exciting news for music lovers right around South Africa is the formation of a brand new orchestra The MOTHER CITY ORCHESTRA has just been launched. It is a full time, professional touring orchestra that will have its home base in Cape Town but will be travelling with popular…
25 Apr 2021 53 min

People of Note - Victoria Stevens

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the exciting young, South African born opera director VICTORIA STEVENS. Victoria is based in Mannheim and her recent production of Hansel and Gretel has achieved major critical acclaim, as did her Italian directing debut with a new and innovative production…
18 Apr 2021 52 min

People of Note - Jeremy Day

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the painter Jeremy Day, someone who is fascinated with the sinking of the Titanic 109 years ago on April the 14th. All sorts of theories continue to swirl around this famous and tragic sinking including some bizarre conspiracy…
11 Apr 2021 57 min

People of Note - Kevin Smuts

I wonder if you have seen that extraordinary documentary called My Octopus Teacher? It is making waves around the world and has already won a number of prestigious awards. Now it has been nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary category and so I thought it would be interesting…
21 Mar 2021 57 min
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