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
427 Episodes
140 – 160

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

People of Note - Dr Leigh Adams Tucker

This week on People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon will be discussing PETS AS THERAPY, A COMMUNITY BASED, VOLUNTARY OUTREACH ORGANISATION THAT COORDINATES ANIMAL ASSISTED ACTIVITIES IN A RANGE OF SETTINGS SUCH AS HOSPICES, FRAIl Care facilities, special needs schools and many others. The Chairperson of Pets as Therapy is clinical…
17 Apr 2022 57 min

People of Note - Elizabeth Folgen

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is ELIZABETH FOLGEN who is the founder and one of the directors of an organisation called Redrhino, which designs and sells exquisite wilderness-inspired scarves specifically for the corporate gift market as well as for selected boutiques. Importantly, all net profit goes…
10 Apr 2022 55 min

People of Note - Mike and Diane Rossi

Rodney Trudgeon will have a husband and wife team in the People of Note studio this week. Mike Rossi is an Emeritus Professor in Jazz at the University of Cape Town who performs regularly at jazz clubs and jazz festivals and who has made numerous recordings and international stage appearances…
27 Mar 2022 56 min

People of Note - Kirsten Neuschafer

This is Rodney Trudgeon and I’m very excited to introduce you to my guest on People of Note this week. Her name is KIRSTEN NEUSCHAFER and she is a hugely experienced solo yachtsman who has spent the last 5 years cruising the Southern Ocean alone while working for Skip Novak,…
20 Mar 2022 57 min

People of Note - Dzvinka Kachur

As we watch the humanitarian tragedy unfold in Ukraine, we are reminded of the horrors of war. In People of Note this week Rodney Trudgeon spoke to DZVINKA KACHUR, who is the co-founder and honorary president of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa and who is passionate about promoting Ukrainian…
13 Mar 2022 57 min

People of Note - Magdalene Minnaar

At a glittering event at the V&A Waterfront last week, Cape Town Opera announced a diverse, innovative and creative programme for 2022, encompassing both the artistic and educational. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week to discuss the programme, is the newly appointed Artistic Director of Cape Town…
5 Mar 2022 56 min

People of Note - Fee Halstead

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to FEE HALSTEAD who has made an extraordinary name for herself living in the Natal Midlands at her home called Ardmore. Here, Fee teaches a group of talented rural people all about ceramics. Fee’s home bustles with over 70…
27 Feb 2022 58 min

People of Note - Paul Hammer

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the South African pianist and composer PAUL HANMER who is perhaps best known for South African Music Award winning jazz albums such as Trains to Taung and Tananas, but he was also chosen as composer in residence for the 2012…
20 Feb 2022 58 min

People of Note - Dr Jean Moorcroft Wilson

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is Dr Jean Moorcroft Wilson who was in Cape Town recently to present a series of lectures called “Literature For Troubled Times”. Dr Wilson is a leading authority on British poets of the First World War and has been described as…
13 Feb 2022 56 min

People of Note - Deon Meyer

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is one of South Africa’s most successful crime writers both locally and internationally. DEON MEYER has published 11 novels, collections of short stories and film scripts and his latest crime thriller, The Dark Flood, is a page turner in the truest…
6 Feb 2022 55 min

People of Note - Rosemarie Saunders

A ‘Sprig of Rosemarie’ is an unusual cookery book as each recipe connects with a memorable story of my cooking career. Savour the likes of the classic Coq au Vin or titillate your guests with Florentine Nutty Tart or whip up a batch of Jonah’s Gingers for a teatime treat,…
30 Jan 2022 58 min
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