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A 100% South African show: all SA authors, all SA books, all SA reviews and interviews. All on Book Choice on Fine Music Radio.

Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, the only show on South African radio that offers you an hour long extravaganza of books with me your host, Paige Nick. I'm looking forward to keeping you in good book company for the next hour

People of Note on Fine Music Radio is brought to you by Pieter Toerien Productions and my guest this week is Virginia Davids, one of this country's most distinguished and respected singing teachers. Virginia studied at Stellenbosch University and made her debut at CAPAB with the title role in Verdi's Aida. After a long singing career, during which she won all the major awards, Virginia is now Associate Professor in Singing at UCT and among her many successful students are Pretty Yende and Pumeza Matshikita as well as my guest last week Brittany Smith.

Well hello there book friends, welcome Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, on Fine Music Radio. I'm your host Paige Nick and I'm delighted to bring you this show every month. If you're a regular to the show, then you'll know that every two weeks, we host the Publishers' Choice version of this show. In it we invite three of South Africa's top publishers, Penguin Random house, Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan Macmillan Publishers, as well as South Africa's number one Book Seller, Exclusive books, to join us on the show, and to each take on a segment where they introduce us to their current authors, titles, events and news. Giving us listeners an inside view into the world of publishing, and often a first look at what's new and hot in the world of publishing right now.

Good morning and good afternoon, and a big book welcome to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, on Fine Music Radio. I'm your host Paige Nick and I'm delighted to bring you this show every month. Publisher's Choice holds a special place in my heart, because we've partnered with some really special people, and it's the only show of it's kind that I know of in South Africa, perhaps even in the world. In this show we welcome three of South Africa's top publishers.

Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, the only show on South African radio that offers you an hour long extravaganza of books, we've got five great book reviews and another four massive interviews to keep you informed and entertained for the next hour. I'm your host, Paige Nick, and I'm looking forward to keeping you in good book company, sponsored as always by exclusive books.

Well hello there and huge welcome to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, on Fine Music Radio. I'm your host of Book Choice, Paige Nick, every month we have this very special book show because we welcome three of South Africa's top publishers and South Africa's number one Book Seller, Exclusive books, to come into the FMR studio to tell us about what they're publishing right now, also what they're reading and selling right now what new authors they've got coming out.

It's Tuesday, it's September, and it's time for hopefully your favourite book show on the radio. You're tuned in to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, with me your host, Paige Nick, sponsored as always by exclusive books. We've got a huge jam packed show lined up for you today. The first half of the show is all reviews, mostly fiction, and the second half of the show we delve into three big author interviews. Two of them are non-fiction and one of them is fiction.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A huge hello from the Fine Music Radio studios in Cape Town. This is Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, and I'm your host, Paige Nick. In this week's show, we have three exceptional South African Publishers and the country's biggest book seller, joining us to tell us what they're publishing, reading and selling right now.

It's April, and we're between seasons, with winter heading our way soon. And if you're in between books too, you've come to the right place. Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, with me, your host, Paige Nick, sponsored by Exclusive Books. With an hour of great book reviews and interviews to help you decide what to read next.

You're tuned in to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, on Fine Music Radio, with me, your host, Paige Nick. Today the show includes four of South Africa's biggest publishing houses. Each here to highlight all the beautiful books they're publishing this year. This is what we've got lined up for you. First up on the show we'll hear from Jonathan Ball Publishers, to share the best of their current non-fiction and fiction titles on the shelves right now. After that, it's a big hello to global publishing powerhouse, Pan Macmillan. Talking about their favourite new titles, both local and international. Straight after that, Viz from Penguin Random House, is on the mic. Penguin Random House are the world's largest English trade publisher. Here to tell us what they've got going on.

It's 12 sharp on Tuesday the 21st of March on Fine Music Radio, which means, you're tuned into Book Choice - an hour of book reviews and author interviews, with me, your host, Paige Nick, sponsored by Exclusive Books.

Welcome to Book Choice, Publishers' Choice, here on Fine Music Radio, with me, your host, Paige Nick. In today's show, I'm joined by South Africa's four biggest, brightest publishing houses, and each of them are going to join us for their own segment to tell us all about the books they're bringing out right now. So I hope you've got a pen and paper handy so you write down any of these titles that grab your fancy, there are some incredible reads just waiting to leap onto your shelves.

Just because February is a shorter month than most, doesn't mean we have any fewer books for you to read. Welcome to Book Choice on Fine Music Radio, with me, your host, Paige Nick, sponsored by Exclusive Books. This month we have 7 great reviewers joining us to tell us about what they've been reading. And we've got two big interviews. One with the author of a smash hit best seller Thrive, and the other about an exciting literary event taking place in Cape Town in March. All punctuated by wonderful music, curated and compiled by Rick Everett and Dave Wood.

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publishers' Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where the biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. First on the show, we welcome the team from global publishing powerhouse, Pan Macmillan. To share some of their favourite new titles, both local and international. After that, we're joined by Jonathan Ball Publishers. The team at Jonathan Ball, consistently publish a host of South Africa's top non-fiction titles, as well as international fiction and non fiction. And they're here to bring us up to speed with what they've got coming up.

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publishers' Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where the biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us for a full hour, to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. First on the show, we welcome the team from global publishing powerhouse, Pan Macmillan. To share some of their favourite current titles, both local and international. After that, we'll be joined by Jonathan Ball Publishers. The team at Jonathan Ball, consistently publish a host of South Africa's top non-fiction titles, as well as loads of great international fiction and non-fiction. And they're here today to bring us up to speed with what they've got coming up. And after that, and a bit of music, last, but never least, we will be joined by our great, great friends at Exclusive Books, who come on the mic to add their important voice to the show, and share their top picks and very best reads for you, for the upcoming month. And each of these incredible publishers' slots are bookended by some great music. All the music in our book shows every month, are carefully and thoughtfully selected by Rick Everett and compiled by Dave Wood. Thank you for the music you guys.

Spling reviews All Quiet on the Western Front, The Grand Bolero, Dune, Everything, Everywhere All at Once and The Alpinist as part of his Top 5 Best Reviewed Films of 2022 as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews All Quiet on the Western Front, The Grand Bolero, Dune, Everything, Everywhere All at Once and The Alpinist as part of his Top 5 Best Reviewed Films of 2022 as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews I Am Here, Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road and War Dogs and I as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews I Am Here, Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road and War Dogs and I as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Welcome to our final Book Choice show for the year on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books. My name is Paige Nick and for the next hour, we'll be joined by our reviewers sharing the new books they've been reading, as well as reminiscing about some of their favourite reads from this last year. I hope this show finds you enjoying a great summer read, wherever you are. Whether that's on a beach with a book in one hand and a cocktail in the other, on your couch with a kindle, or hiding from your family with your book, in the bathroom, or if you're still working, burning the midnight oil, but also managing to get a few pages in here or there, even if you're just dreaming of reading, here's a shout out to all readers everywhere.

Welcome to our final Book Choice show for the year on Fine Music Radio, sponsored by Exclusive Books. My name is Paige Nick and for the next hour, we'll be joined by our reviewers sharing the new books they've been reading, as well as reminiscing about some of their favourite reads from this last year. I hope this show finds you enjoying a great summer read, wherever you are. Whether that's on a beach with a book in one hand and a cocktail in the other, on your couch with a kindle, or hiding from your family with your book, in the bathroom, or if you're still working, burning the midnight oil, but also managing to get a few pages in here or there, even if you're just dreaming of reading, here's a shout out to all readers everywhere.

Spling reviews Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Falling for Christmas and Christmas with You as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Falling for Christmas and Christmas with You as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Fine Music Radio has a veritable treat for you on Christmas Day. The guest on People of Note on Sunday is probably the most famous guest Rodney Trudgeon has interviewed - the internationally famous conductor MARIN ALSOP. Classic FM in London voted Marin Alsop as one of the top 18 conductors of all time. Quite an accolade because others on the list include Karajan, Abbado, Klemperer and Bernstein. In fact Marin was a pupil of Bernstein's and then had to fight an immense battle to conquer the male dominated world of conductors. Marin was in Cape Town to conduct the Mzanzi Orchestra in Beethoven's 9th.

Fine Music Radio has a veritable treat for you on Christmas Day. The guest on People of Note on Sunday is probably the most famous guest Rodney Trudgeon has interviewed - the internationally famous conductor MARIN ALSOP. Classic FM in London voted Marin Alsop as one of the top 18 conductors of all time. Quite an accolade because others on the list include Karajan, Abbado, Klemperer and Bernstein. In fact Marin was a pupil of Bernstein's and then had to fight an immense battle to conquer the male dominated world of conductors. Marin was in Cape Town to conduct the Mzanzi Orchestra in Beethoven's 9th.

Spling reviews Unstoppable - The Rebecca Nagel Story, Luckiest Girl Alive and North Hollywood as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews Unstoppable - The Rebecca Nagel Story, Luckiest Girl Alive and North Hollywood as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publisher's Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where our biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. And December is a HUGE month in the book trade. That's when they lay out the very best ideas for you to stuff your stockings with. Because if a book isn't the very best gift you could ever give anyone, then I don't know what is. Books take us places, they help us escape, they teach us stuff, and every now and then, when they're really, really good, they have that magic ability to get us off our screens for half a second, and transport us somewhere really really special. So, whether you're listening with an ear today thinking about what you can buy for your tribe for the giving season, or whether you're wondering what incredible read you're going to line up for yourself next, you've come to the right place.

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios, my name is Paige Nick, and you're tuned into Book Choice our Publisher's Choice Edition. The only book show in the country where our biggest names from behind the scenes in publishing join us to give us an insider's eye into the books they're bringing out right now. And December is a HUGE month in the book trade. That's when they lay out the very best ideas for you to stuff your stockings with. Because if a book isn't the very best gift you could ever give anyone, then I don't know what is. Books take us places, they help us escape, they teach us stuff, and every now and then, when they're really, really good, they have that magic ability to get us off our screens for half a second, and transport us somewhere really really special. So, whether you're listening with an ear today thinking about what you can buy for your tribe for the giving season, or whether you're wondering what incredible read you're going to line up for yourself next, you've come to the right place.

Spling reviews Sr., The Wolf of Snow Hollow and A Shot Through the Wall as broadcast on Talking Movies on Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews Sr., The Wolf of Snow Hollow and A Shot Through the Wall as broadcast on Talking Movies on Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews The Swimmers, Stutz and Bill & Ted Face the Music as broadcast on Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews The Swimmers, Stutz and Bill & Ted Face the Music as broadcast on Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios in Cape Town, from me, Paige Nick. You're tuned into Book Choice, sponsored by Exclusive books. The show that has a million and one books to share, with some great music in between. To welcome in the silly season, we have a silly amount of books to tell you about today. So much so, that I'm not even going to have enough time to tell you what we'll be reviewing in the next hour, we're going to have to leap right in and get started. So you'll have to trust me when I tell you that we have a ton of great reviews and interviews coming up over the next hour. With suggestions of a little perfect something to read for everyone. If you've got someone you need to buy a gift for and you have no idea what to get them, we've got something for you! If you're a fiction fundi, we've got something for you. If you like a little non-fiction in your life, we've got something for you. And of course, if you like great fine music, we've got something for you. So stay tuned, we absolutely most definitely have got something for you!

A big hello from the Fine Music Radio studios in Cape Town, from me, Paige Nick. You're tuned into Book Choice, sponsored by Exclusive books. The show that has a million and one books to share, with some great music in between. To welcome in the silly season, we have a silly amount of books to tell you about today. So much so, that I'm not even going to have enough time to tell you what we'll be reviewing in the next hour, we're going to have to leap right in and get started. So you'll have to trust me when I tell you that we have a ton of great reviews and interviews coming up over the next hour. With suggestions of a little perfect something to read for everyone. If you've got someone you need to buy a gift for and you have no idea what to get them, we've got something for you! If you're a fiction fundi, we've got something for you. If you like a little non-fiction in your life, we've got something for you. And of course, if you like great fine music, we've got something for you. So stay tuned, we absolutely most definitely have got something for you!

Spling reviews The Wonder, The Metamorphosis of Birds and Pressure Point as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews The Wonder, The Metamorphosis of Birds and Pressure Point as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews Enola Holmes 2, Wild is the Wind and Mense van die Wind as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Spling reviews Enola Holmes 2, Wild is the Wind and Mense van die Wind as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

Well hello on this beautiful bookie Tuesday morning. I'm excited to join you for this, our second ever Book Choice Publisher's Choice Edition, here on Fine Music Radio. My name is Paige Nick, and I think we have a magnificent show lined up for you. Whether you've always got your nose in a book, or perhaps you like to give books as gifts, or maybe you're a sometimes reader, or you have ‘read more, scroll less' on your to-do list, if you fit any of those profiles, or even if you just like a bit of fine music punctuated by fine chat, you're tuned into the right station at exactly the right time. On today's show, we welcome a few big-name publishers, who will be joining us to give us a bit of insight into their behind the scenes lives, and the books they're publishing right now. They'll be bringing us reviews, interviews with authors, bloggers, vloggers and TikTokers, as well as info on upcoming launches and must reads.

Well hello on this beautiful bookie Tuesday morning. I'm excited to join you for this, our second ever Book Choice Publisher's Choice Edition, here on Fine Music Radio. My name is Paige Nick, and I think we have a magnificent show lined up for you. Whether you've always got your nose in a book, or perhaps you like to give books as gifts, or maybe you're a sometimes reader, or you have ‘read more, scroll less' on your to-do list, if you fit any of those profiles, or even if you just like a bit of fine music punctuated by fine chat, you're tuned into the right station at exactly the right time. On today's show, we welcome a few big-name publishers, who will be joining us to give us a bit of insight into their behind the scenes lives, and the books they're publishing right now. They'll be bringing us reviews, interviews with authors, bloggers, vloggers and TikTokers, as well as info on upcoming launches and must reads.

Spling reviews All Quiet on the Western Front, Men and Ambulance as broadcast on Talking Movies, Fine Music Radio. Spling Movies

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the outgoing manager of Fine Music Radio, Mark Jennings who has decided to go to England with his wife to be with his children. Mark became station manager of FMR in 2015 after nearly 40 years of having lived, worked and slept radio. Not only did Mark introduce live broadcasts of the Symphony Concerts from the Cape Town City Hall, but he also worked tirelessly to ensure FMR's survival during the Covid pandemic.

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the outgoing manager of Fine Music Radio, Mark Jennings who has decided to go to England with his wife to be with his children. Mark became station manager of FMR in 2015 after nearly 40 years of having lived, worked and slept radio. Not only did Mark introduce live broadcasts of the Symphony Concerts from the Cape Town City Hall, but he also worked tirelessly to ensure FMR's survival during the Covid pandemic.

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 week, we'll be repeating an interview which I recorded with Robert Sutherland who was Maria Callas's chosen accompanyist for many years.