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
442 Episodes
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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

People of Note -Shiloh Noon

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is radio presenter, poet and music aficionado SHILOH NOONE, known to many FMR listeners for his long running series called Song Catcher. Shiloh has also written a history of rock called Seekers Guide to the Rhythm of Yesteryear, which won a…
14 Mar 2021 55 min

People of Note -Peter Kramer

There’s a touch of LP buying nostalgia on People of Note this week. Rodney Trudgeon invited Peter Kramer into the studio to talk about his long life in the record business, dating back to his father’s famous shop “Hans Kramer’s The Home Of Music”, and including his singing career with…
7 Mar 2021 57 min

People of Note -Patric van Blerk

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is songwriter and record producer Patric van Blerk who is also a presenter on FMR. Patric has had a long and distinguished career In the music industry in South Africa and abroad and two of his most well-known songs celebrate anniversaries…
28 Feb 2021 57 min

People of Note -Richard Cock

This week’s edition of People of Note, which was first broadcast last year, features an interview with one of South Africa’s most loved musicians. RICHARD COCK is not only a popular conductor, but he is known as a superb choral trainer and conductor, organist and entrepreneur. His annual Last Night…
21 Feb 2021 56 min

People of Note -Brendan Argent and Sarah Boyd

A new and fascinating CD has just been released called “Echoes of Sophiatown”. It is a re-creation of a number of the songs which became famous in the jazz clubs of Sophiatown before the apartheid machine declared it a white area. The CD is dedicated to preserving, celebrating and reviving…
14 Feb 2021 59 min

People of Note - Mandla Langa

Mandla Langa (born 1950 in Stanger, Durban) is a South African poet, short story writer, and novelist. He grew up in KwaMashu township.[1] His novel The Lost Colours of the Chameleon won the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Africa region).[2][3] Langa studied at the University of Fort Hare, graduating in 1972…
7 Feb 2021 51 min

People of Note - Owen Rogers

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is Western Cape High Court Judge Owen Rogers who is as adept with the violin and piano as he is with the law, according to his many supporters. He is also a member of the choir Vox Cape Town. Judge Rogers…
31 Jan 2021 59 min

People of Note - Dizu Plaatjies

This week on People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon’s guest is the well known and much respected musician Dizu Plaatjies whose latest album, “Ubuntu The Common String” has just been nominated for a SAMA award. Famously, Dizu was the founder of the celebrated marimba group Amampondo and he has travelled the…
24 Jan 2021 53 min

People of Note - Mike Allsopp

Honeybees travel the equivalent of twice around the world to produce that half kilogram jar of honey we pluck off the supermarket shelf. One in every three mouthfuls of food we eat is pollinated by honeybees. But humanity's greatest friend among the insects seems to be in trouble. Dwindling forage,…
17 Jan 2021 53 min

People of Note - John Hammer

or the first edition of People of Note for 2020, Rodney Trudgeon has decided to repeat an edition of the programme done some years ago which created great interest at the time and in fact many listeners have asked us to repeat it. The interview was with JOHN HAMER who…
3 Jan 2021 59 min

People of Note - Robert Sutherland

The 16th of September marked the death in 1977 of one of the world’s most famous and iconic singers, Maria Callas. Fine Music Radio has been paying tribute to her in a series that was presented by Anton Smit over the past 2 weeks and in People of Note this…
27 Dec 2020 53 min
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