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
360 – 380

People of Note - James Grace

or the next week from 21 – 25 November, Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay will be bathed in the sounds, rhythms and colours of Spain with the show “Recuerdos”. Acclaimed guitarist James Grace in association with Carli Spanish Dance Productions will be performing and there will be stunning underwater…
19 Nov 2017 52 min

People of Note - Clyde Terry

From regal to retro, from Vintage to Victorian – the wonderful world of antiques is coming to Cape Town next weekend when the National Cape Antique Fair opens at the Great Cellar at the Alphen estate in Constantia. In this week’s edition of People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon will be…
12 Nov 2017 53 min

People of Note - Dr Francie Jowell

This week's guest on People of Note, is Dr Francie Jowell, elder daughter of the legendary South African politician, Helen Suzman. As her family and friends prepare to celebrate the late politician's 100th birthday, Chris Nicklin will chat to Francie about her mother's life and legacy. Helen Suzman has a…
7 Nov 2017 46 min

People of Note - Robert Finlayson

The smash hit by Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Tim Rice, EVITA, will be the main attraction at the Artscape Opera House during the festive season this year. This spectacular Harold Prince production is being presented by Peter Toerien Productions and includes an all star cast with the South African actor now…
22 Oct 2017 52 min

People of Note - Brent van Rensberg & Laurence Esteve

It's all about the circus on People of Note this week - though a circus with a difference. The Zip Zap Circus School has teemed up with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra for a show called "JOURNEY" which will take you from the classics to the space age with breathtaking…
15 Oct 2017 52 min

People of Note - Daniel Galloway

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the Executive Director of The Fugard Theatre, DANIEL GALLOWAY. This iconic theatre is located within the historic Sacks Futeran building in Cape Town’s District Six and uses a renovated Congregational Church Hall as its entrance. The theatre has been the…
8 Oct 2017 51 min

People of Note - Meg Faure & Kath Megaw

People of Note adopts a somewhat different tack this week when Rodney Trudgeon talks to Meg Faure, an occupational therapist with a special interest in babies and Kath Megaw who is a paediatric dietitian. These two came together to publish a book called “Weaning Sense” which has been described as…
1 Oct 2017 51 min

People of Note - Roche Buckle

The G&S production of The Wizard Of Oz opened at the Artscape Opera House recently and runs until the 8th October. The evergreen story of Dorothy who is swept away to a magical island to meet the Wizard still enchants young and old and the characters of tin Man, the…
24 Sep 2017 48 min

People of Note - Nicky Shrire

What promises to be a fascinating presentation at the Youngblood gallery on 21st September is ESCAPE – THE INGRID JONKER STORY. The show is the brainchild of the Cape Town based jazz singer and teacher Nicky Shrire who was captivated by a selection of poems by Ingrid jonker and decided…
17 Sep 2017 52 min

People of Note - Roelof Colyn

One of the perennially successful shows at the Theatre On The Bay has been “A Handful Of Keys” which was the brainchild of Ian Von Memerty. The show is back now with Roelof Colyn and James Smith as the two pianists and entertainers. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note…
11 Sep 2017 53 min

People of Note - Dr Stephen Muir

From the 10th to the 17th of September a festival by the Performing the Jewish archive will be presented at various venues in cape Town of music and theatre pieces by Jewish artists of the 20th Century that have been neglected, forgotten or even thought lost. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on…
4 Sep 2017 52 min

People of Note - Peter Martens

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the well known South African cellist and Artistic Director of the Stellenbosch University Camerata, DR PETER MARTENS who has occupied principal positions in various orchestras in South Africa and is also the Director of the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival…
20 Aug 2017 1 hr 11 min

People of Note - Stuart Lightbody

It’s all about magic, sleight of hand and illusion on People of Note this week, even though radio has no pictures! Rodney Trudgeon’s guest will be the world renowned Sleight of Hand artist Stuart Lightbody who is performing at the moment at the Alexander Bar in town. Stuart tours his…
13 Aug 2017 1 hr 01 min

People of Note - Weslee Swain Lauder

There is a play that has opened at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay which has been described as a comedy collision between Downton Abbey and the Twilight Saga – The Mystery of Irma Vep. The play is a two hander and the two actors play multiple roles with multiple…
6 Aug 2017 51 min

People of Note - Richard Griffin

It’s all about the circus on People of Note this week, more specifically a circus without animals. Rodney Trudgeon’s guest is the creative mind behind the erstwhile Madam Zingara and now The Fantastic Grifizzi Brothers, RICHARD GRIFFIN. This circus is like a touring carnival that moves via flatbed trucks and…
30 Jul 2017 49 min

People of Note - Dean Balie

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on PON this week is a dynamic young actor whose career really seems to be on a sort of trajectory. DEAN BALIE has just finished a long run as Smee in the Abrahamse/Meyer production of Peter Pan at the Canal Walk Theatre and he is also in…
23 Jul 2017 53 min

People of Note - Thuthuka Sibisi

Cape Town music lovers have recently been treated to a unique concert of a cappella sacred music in the Cape Town Opera production of “Grace Notes”. The concept of interspersing sacred compositions by Byrd, Palestrina, Durufle and Part with religious music drawn from Xhosa, Venda and Zulu traditions is by…
16 Jul 2017 58 min

People of Note - Dr. Johann S. Buis

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note came about after a chance encounter at the City Hall recently where he had just done the pre-concert talk. In the audience was a man who is just starting his 20th season as the pre-concert speaker for the world famous Chicago Symphony Orchestra…
9 Jul 2017 55 min

People of Note - Phillipe Graffin

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest this week on People of Note was a recent visitor to Cape Town, the French violinist and recording artists PHILLIPE GRAFFIN who played the Brahms Violin Concerto with the Cape Town Philharmonic under Bernard Gueller. Phillipe Graffin has recorded extensively for the Hyperion label and he has…
2 Jul 2017 52 min

People of Note - John Simon

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the South African born composer JOHN SIMON whose new work “Seeing Stars” is going to be premiered by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday 29 June. John Simon studied in Cape Town to be an economist but he ended…
25 Jun 2017 53 min
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