The Dan Nicholl Show

He’s Thailand’s best known celebrity chef, runs Michelin-starred restaurants, and has made ant larvae a fine dining experience - but Ton Tassanakajohn started out life as a banker.

South Africa’s fastest man ever isn’t showing signs of slowing down - on or off the field. Olympic sprinter Akani Simbine talks Usain Bolt, travelling the world, and his new legacy project.

From crash landing a plane in the Kruger, to a nasty altercation with a speedboat propellor, Springbok Rob Louw has had some hairy moments - but his great battle was a winning one with cancer.

New tournaments in Gauteng, a multi-million dollar tennis centre in Stellenbosch, and a return of the Match In Africa - John-Laffnie de Jager is driving the resurgence of the game in South Africa.

From high school teacher and rugby coach, to one of the most popular figures on local television, Kooks Kuhle charts a heart-warming rise to fame.

Mandy Wiener’s schoolgirl dream was to become a reporter; the CNN African Reporter of the Year and award-winning author has more delivered on her childhood ambition.

SA20 success, an IPL contract, captaining his country - Donovan Ferreira’s done pretty well for someone who’d given up cricket just a few years ago.

As he embarks on a world tour using audiences as a therapy session following his recent divorce, Schalk Bezuidenhout opens up on comedy, acting, and falling in love again.

Despite a late career switch to Sundowns, Brian Baloyi will always be a Kaizer Chiefs great - although he could have ended up in goal for Liverpool.

It’s South Africa’s Cool Runnings moment: just a few years after moving to Norway, Matt Smith is off to the Winter Olympics.

It’s been quite a year for Ard Matthews and Tanya van Graan: engaged, hopelessly in love - and now collaborating on adventures in music.

Headbutts in the peleton, riding the grand tours, being starstruck by Mark Cavendish - South African cyclist Ryan Gibbons looks back on life on a bike.

How a chance trip to Sun City kicked off the journey of the man who runs South African golf - Sunshine Tour commissioner Thomas Abt.

The worst Christmas gifts, the best Christmas memories - and Stuart the Grinch. Comedians Stuart Taylor and Chris Forrest get festive on this week’s show.

Meet Carl Wastie: video store clerk, vacuum cleaner salesman, psychology student - and finally, award-winning radio presenter with KFM.

How an 18-year-old schoolboy from Plumstead became the hottest property in world cricket: the Paul Adams story on #TDNS this week.

Hanging out with the stars, launching a global footwear brand, taking South Africa to the world: the remarkable story of Veldskoen founder Nick Dreyer.

How to put golf in perspective? For Sunshine and DP World Tour player Merrick Bremner, undergoing a kidney transplant to save his wife’s life.

After many, many failed career choices, Yaaseen Barnes discovered comedy - and he hasn’t looked back since.

Tats Nkonzo swapped a career in the advertising world for a life in comedy, armed with a guitar and a sharp sense of humour - he just hasn’t told his parents yet…

Stanton Fredericks went from gangland Johannesburg to playing club football in Europe and starring for his country - an inspiring South African football story.

From teenage prodigy to international star, JP Duminy’s career was a cricket fairytale - but not without its darker days.

Delightfully laid back off the field, a marauding force of nature on it: Springbok women's prop Babalwa Latsha celebrates a game-changing World Cup.

As one of the great Dakar careers draws to an end, Giniel de Villiers recalls landmines on the route, being held up at gunpoint and that famous win in 2009.

World Cup celebrations, the Malcolm Marx bromance, and making world class beer: Steven Kitshoff returns to #TDNS.

More than a decade after a stirring defence of South Africa went viral, RMB founder and Ellerman House owner Paul Harris still believes there’s nowhere like home.

With a new one-man show out, veteran comedian (and star of Going Nowhere Slowly) has a timely reminder of his uniquely South African star power.

Former Zimbabwean all-rounder Guy Whittall recounts his greatest battle of all: being attacked by a wounded leopard in the wild.

Playing football at Old Trafford, covering rugby all over the world, and joining childhood heroes in the Laureus Academy, Bryan Habana has endless reasons to smile.

After three Olympic Games and a decorated career for South Africa, hockey player Kate Woods is taking on a different sporting challenge: running the adidas business across Africa.

A breakthrough sale for $100 000, embracing dyslexia, and bringing animals to life through sculpture: Charlotte van Dyk joins #TDNS this week.

Amori Burger, the rising star behind wildly successful Cape Town restaurant Upper Union, has a compelling story - and a very special opportunity Christmas invitation.

From traveling the world for cover shoots and catwalk assignments, to traveling more of it supporting cricketer husband Neil McKenzie, Kerry McGregor has seen the world many times over.

It’s taken Wiaan Mulder a while, but the teenage prodigy who famously arrived at Lions training in school uniform has made it clear he’s now the real deal.

10 years ago, aspiring actor Caleb Swanepoel lost his leg in an horrific shark attack that he only just survived. A decade on, he’s just finished shooting his first television series, and continues to inspire with his remarkable story.

From hunting birds in Soweto to working in Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Les Creatifs owner and executive chef Wandile Mabaso shares his culinary journey - and the vision he shared with his mother a 10-year-old kid.

That Test match win, dealing with game in India, and why the only way is up from here: Proteas opener (and World Test Champion!) Ryan Rickelton joins the show this week

KP'S REAL LEGACY: The world knows him as one of cricket’s modern greats, but as his passion for wildlife continues to drive life after sport, conservation work is set to become Kevin Pietersen’s defining legacy.

ARCHITECT OF SUCCESS: As the Brad Pitt-led Formula 1 movie prepares to launch, IWC CEO Chris Grainger-Herr talks about his unlikely journey into watches, IWC’s role in the film, and hanging out with Lewis Hamilton.

ALL HAIL THE GREAT THIAGO: Being a father, falling in love with padel, playing for Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool - iconic footballer Thiago joins #TDNS. TAG: Thiago, Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic

YOUNG KING COLE:The 2025 Eat Out Awards South African Restaurant of the Year is Salsify; the ocean loving son of a fisherman behind the restaurant, chef Ryan Cole, brings his passions for food, dogs and mushroom foraging to #TDNS this week.

ARCHIE VAUGHAN'S DAD: Just hours before he won the Alfred Dunhill Padel Classic, an audience with former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan - poised to be the second best cricketer in his family.