John Maytham speaks with Fiona Miles, Director of FOUR PAWS South Africa, about the upcoming screening of Dethroned, a documentary that exposes the exploitation of big cats. Fiona highlights the film's powerful exploration of the global big cat trade and the cruelty of captive breeding. The screening will take place online on 26 November 2024 at 20:00 SAST, and viewers can join at this link. Following the film, there will be a live Q&A with Fiona, Vanessa Amoroso, and director Aaron Gekoski to discuss the urgent need for big cat protection.

<p>John Maytham speaks with Fiona Miles, Director of FOUR PAWS South Africa, about the upcoming screening of <em>Dethroned</em>, a documentary that exposes the exploitation of big cats. Fiona highlights the film's powerful exploration of the global big cat trade and the cruelty of captive breeding. The screening will take place online on 26 November 2024 at 20:00 SAST, and viewers can join at <a href="https://www.four-paws.org.za/get-involved/events-webinars/dethroned-online-screening">this link</a>. Following the film, there will be a live Q&amp;A with Fiona, Vanessa Amoroso, and director Aaron Gekoski to discuss the urgent need for big cat protection.</p>

John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604.

He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station.

Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.