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
400 – 420

People of Note - Thomas Lange and Wiebke Renner

In December, on Reconciliation Day, Fine Music Radio took a group of listeners to a school in Mitchell’s Plain to hear a concert by the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. The concert was the culmination of a week of workshops in a discipline called “Resonance Training” which was directed by the…
8 Jan 2017 52 min

People of Note - Hendrik Hofmeyr

Rodney Trudgeon’s first guest on People of Note for 2017 is the South African composer Hendrik Hofmeyr who turns 60 in 2017. Professor Hofmeyr has been called South Africa’s most performed composer and the most commissioned composer living in South Africa. He currently holds the post of Professor and Head…
1 Jan 2017 53 min

People of Note - Father Christmas

Rodney Trudgeon has asked Alan Committie to use his many contacts to see if we can get the real Father Christmas to come into the studio. There are of course many practical problems with regard to accommodating the reindeer for example and the various bags and cloths for Santa himself…
25 Dec 2016 55 min

People of Note - Teagan Schwerin

The fascinating world of Guide Dogs will be discussed in this week’s edition of People of Note. Teagan Schwerin, the Marketing Manager for the Cape Town Branch of the SA Guide-Dogs Association will be talking to Rodney Trudgeon about how these remarkable dogs are bred and trained and eventually given…
18 Dec 2016 54 min

People of Note - Jerry Watt

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on this week’s edition of People of Note is Jerry Watt, a long time member of the legendary band The Rockets. The band has been in existence for some decades now and they spend up to 6 months of the year performing overseas. They’ve also supported many…
11 Dec 2016 55 min

People of Note - Anton Luitingh

The sparkling and much loved musical for the whole family 'Annie' has just opened at the Artscape Opera House. The spectacular Pieter Toerien Productions has just completed a successful run in Johannesburg and is in Cape Town now for the Festive season. The resident director of the show is Anton…
4 Dec 2016 1 hour

People of Note - Howard Shelley

The distinguished British pianist and conductor Howard Shelley was in Cape Town recently where he both played and conducted a programme of music by Mozart for the Gala Concert of the Friends Of Orchestral Music. Howard Shelley has had a long and exciting career as a concert pianist working with…
27 Nov 2016 54 min

People of Note - Veronica Paeper

People of Note this week is the renowned choreographer Veronica Paeper whose hugely successful production of Spartacus last year is being re-staged this week at the Oude Libertas Theatre. Veronica has had a long career as one of the country’s foremost choreographers and has created more than 40 ballets including…
20 Nov 2016 55 min

People of Note - Michelle Botha

Rodney Trudgeon's guest is the actress Michelle Botha who plays the lead role in a new production at Pieter Toerien’s Theatre On The Bay called My Fat Friend. The play was a London and Broadway hit and involves a woman who owns a successful bookshop in London and who guzzles…
13 Nov 2016 53 min

People of Note - David Tidboald

We’ve decided to repeat an interview which was broadcast 2 years ago. The guest was the distinguished conductor David Tidboald and only a few weeks ago, he turned 90 and in fact the CTPO concert on Thursday 10th November is being dedicated to this most influential conductor in South Africa’s…
6 Nov 2016 57 min

People of Note - Selim Kagee

This week is a singer who has been described as part Bocelli with a smidgen of Groban and perhaps a slice of Pavarotti and Buble! He is Selim Kagee who has put his inimitable signature on a sound the world seems to love. Trained as a classical singer and blessed…
23 Oct 2016 55 min

People of Note - Swami Vidyananda

People of Note this week has quite a different flavour. Rodney Trudgeon has invited two representatives of the monastery-like organization called Ananda Kutir Ashrama in Rondebosch East. They are Swami Vidyananda and Indian classical musician Vijay Gianpersad. They will be talking about the interfaith work they do including the concept…
16 Oct 2016 55 min

People of Note - William Berger

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the young South African born, London based baritone William Berger who is in Cape Town to sing the role of Escamillo in Cape Town Opera’s forthcoming production of Bizet’s 'Carmen'. William is enjoying a hugely successful international career in the…
9 Oct 2016 54 min

People of Note - Barry Hilton

It’s always fun and even unpredictable when a famous comedian is invited into the People of Note studio. This week’s guest is Barry Hilton, known by his thousands of fans locally and internationally as “Cousin”. Barry has been in the business of making people laugh for some 30 years and…
2 Oct 2016 56 min

People of Note - Willem Vogel

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest is not only an accomplished musician but he is also a hugely accomplished musical entrepreneur who runs a highly successful CD label as well as a theatre in Pretoria which has been running successfully for 6 years now presenting operas, chamber music, Salon Concerts and solo recital…
25 Sep 2016 56 min

People of Note - Pretty Yende

Pretty Yende paid a fleeting visit to Cape Town recently, not to perform but to release her new album on the Sony Classical label called “Pretty Yende – A Journey” and Rodney Trudgeon managed to get her to come into the People of Note studio to record an interview. Pretty’s…
18 Sep 2016 54 min

People of Note - Darren Greeff

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest is a dynamic young dancer, actor and singer who is currently the Dance Captain for Pieter Toerien’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. His name is Darren Greeff and he has been seen in major productions such as Grease, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Singing…
11 Sep 2016 46 min

People of Note - Athol Fugard

On People of Note this Sunday Chris Nicklin interviews South Africa’s greatest playwright, Athol Fugard. He’s back in town for the run of his new play, intriguingly titled ‘The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek’. Athol Fugard provided world theatre with a major sequence of plays largely influenced by Apartheid and…
4 Sep 2016 50 min

People of Note - Megan-Geoffrey Prins

Rodney Trudgeon will be introducing you to a hugely talented young South African pianist Megan-Geoffrey Prins who has appeared on a number of occasions locally both as solo recitalist and as a soloist with orchestra. Megan has won many awards and is currently studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music…
14 Aug 2016 53 min

People of Note - James Austin Smith

The recent Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival saw, as usual, a number of distinguished international soloists visit. Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to one of those international artists – James Austin Smith, the accomplished Canadian American oboe player. James will share his love of chamber music and tell us more…
31 Jul 2016 53 min
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