Dianne Barnard talks to a variety of personalities in her popular programmeOut To Lunch With Dianne Barnard on SAfm on Saturdays after the lunch-time news.

The first guest in the December programme is Darius Brubeck (December 2). Son of the great jazz musician Dave Brubeck, Professor Darius Brubeck is the director of the Centre for Jazz & Popular Music based at the University of Natal Durban.

On December 9, the guest artist will be Judy Broderick, one of SA's best-loved theatre personalities who is currently performing in Comrades Arms now on at the Elizabeth Sneddon.

Sociologist, politician and now animated scriptwriter Professor Fatima Meer will be the featured guest on December 16: She will be followed on December 23 by Ari Seirlis. A quadriplegic following a tragic accident at Waterworld, he is an inspiration to all South Africans as well as Chairperson of the Quadriplegic Association of SA.

On December 30, Dianne will be talking to Dick Enthoven, eccentric owner of the Spier Estate in the Cape, which is currently the venue for prestigious international Spier festival.