REMINDER: Jan 1st 5-7pm @BBCRadio2 "Beyond The Rumours" Johnnie Walker Meets Fleetwood Mac

Beyond The Rumours - Johnnie Walker Meets Fleetwood Mac and unearths the truth Beyond and Behind the rumours.

Late last year, a packed audience at London's O2 Arena went wild as Fleetwood Mac welcomed on stage Christine McVie, completing the line-up of the band that produced one of the biggest selling albums of all times "Rumours".

The success of Fleetwood Mac, is without precedent considering the varying line ups. However, the constants include their remarkable drummer and "big daddy" of the group Mick Fleetwood and the "quiet man", bassist John McVie. Which is fortunate as that's how the band's name came about, combining their two surnames way back in 1967.

Across two hours Johnnie Walker speaks to Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and features a rare interview with, pianist and singer-songwriter Christine McVie. We learn how they all had their part to play in the jigsaw puzzle of Fleetwood Mac's enduring success. Despite the sometimes hedonistic lifestyle, divorces and ego clashes, they couldn't have produced decades of hit records without love and friendship.

Johnnie Walker takes us "Beyond The Rumours".

Tune In: January 1, 2014 on BBC Radio 2 from 5pm-7pm UK time. Listen on-line

If you are in North America, times listed below:
12:00 Noon EST
11:00 AM CST
9:00 AM PST

Also... 
"Woman's Hour" BBC Radio 4 
January 1st at 10:00am

An interview with Stevie Nicks conducted September 16, 2013 in London will replay on the show. Listen in for that at 10:00am on BBC Radio 4, or listen to the interview now on-line here.

Stevie Nicks has been called “the ultimate rock goddess,” and now at 65 is certainly not about to retire from the role. Reunited with Fleetwood Mac, she’s about to play a string of UK dates on a massive world tour, the band’s multi-million selling album Rumours has been re-released 35 years after it reached number one, they have an EP of new material, and tonight she premiers her new film, In Your Dreams – a documentary about her solo album of the same name. But she’s famed too, of course, not just for her music, but also for the ‘soap opera’ of drugs,  relationships and break-ups that was a backdrop to the music of Fleetwood Mac – and particularly for her difficult romantic relationship and breakup with band member Lindsay Buckingham, which she sang about in her hit song Dreams. Stevie Nicks joins Jane Garvey to discuss being a woman in a very male dominated music world, her tumultuous personal relationships, dealing with addiction, her new documentary, being reunited with bandmate Christine McVie, and her relationship today with ex-partner and guitarist Lindsay Buckingham.

LISTEN: Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70's: Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood Interview Segments

This week's "Johnnie Walker's Sound of the 70's" show on BBC Radio 2 featured Interview Segments From Mick, Christine and Stevie.

He's joined in conversation by the members of Fleetwood Mac, ahead of his in-depth special "Beyond The Rumours" to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 January 1st at 5:00pm in the UK. The programme was made to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of Rumours, the album propelled them to super stardom along with legendary excess and in-fighting. The band recently toured the world with sell-out dates in the UK, Johnnie will scratch the surface of the band with some sneak previews of his full-length special.

Listen to Johnnie Walker's Sound of the 70's

During this broadcast Johnnie has a few interview clips from his upcoming special including segments with Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks.

CHRISTINE MCVIE:

At exactly the 25:39 mark Johnnie speaks about his "Beyond The Rumours" New Years Day special and has his first clip from his special with Christine McVie speaking about Stevie and Lindsey first joining the band, followed by playing "Say You Love Me"

STEVIE NICKS:

At exactly the 1:13:50 mark Johnnie speaks with Stevie about her early years moving around the U.S. up to when she landed in San Francisco and joined up with Lindsey and formed their first band Fritz. "Rhiannon" is played following the interview segment.

MICK FLEETWOOD:

At exactly the 1:39:47 mark Johnnie features a portion of his Mick Fleetwood interview. Mick speaks about being the Manager of Fleetwood Mac in the early days and how that came to be that he was managing the band. "I Don't Wanna Know" is played following Mick's segment.

Listen to this show now and for the next 7 days... And don't forget to tune in January 1st 5:00pm UK time (11:00am Central in North America) for the "Beyond The Rumours" special with more of Johnnie's interviews with Mick, Stevie, Christine and also Lindsey Buckingham.

SAVE THE DATE: BBC Radio 2 celebrates Christmas with the stars | Fleetwood Mac New Years Day

This Christmas, BBC Radio 2 will be welcoming some of the biggest names in showbiz to the airwaves to deliver a big, sparkly helping of festive frivolity to homes across the land.

Get the full schedule of who's on Radio 2 between December 21st to January 4th at the BBC

Johnnie Walker Meets… 
Fleetwood Mac, Wednesday 1 January, 5pm-7pm

Late last year, a packed audience at London’s O2 Arena went wild as Fleetwood Mac welcomed Christine McVie on stage - completing the line-up of the band that produced one of the biggest selling albums of all times - Rumours.

The success of Fleetwood Mac is without precedent considering the varying line-ups. However, the constants include their remarkable drummer and 'big daddy' of the group Mick Fleetwood and the 'quiet man', bassist John McVie. Which is fortunate, as that’s how the band’s name came about, combining their two surnames way back in 1967.

Across two hours, Johnnie Walker speaks to Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and features a rare interview with pianist and singer-songwriter Christine McVie. Listeners will get to hear how they all had their part to play in the jigsaw puzzle of Fleetwood Mac’s enduring success. Despite the sometimes hedonistic lifestyle, divorces and ego clashes, they couldn’t have produced decades of hit records without love and friendship.

Tune in New Years Day to BBC Radio 2.  This program will be streamed on-line

[This just might be the interview that Johnnie Walker had with Christine back in the early fall in London that he never aired on his program]

Interview coming soon: Christine McVie speaks about upcoming Fleetwood Mac UK Tour with Johnnie Walker Radio 2

"If they ask me... I'd play" 
Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s
BBC Radio 2

Johnnie interviewed Christine last Tuesday, August 27th... On Johnnie's Sunday show he talked about meeting Christine for the first time and said that his interview would be coming soon on Radio 2.

After they played "You Make Loving Fun" he mentioned that during his interview he put the question to Christine asking: "Is there any likely hood that you might join Fleetwood Mac on the UK shows that begin on the 24th of September?" and she said "If they ask me... I'd play".

Listen for yourself at the 28:45 mark here

This NEEDS to happen... I suspect London will happen for sure, but it would be so cool if it happened at ALL the UK/Ireland shows!

Not sure when this will air, but Johnnie's show airs on Sunday's... so likely the 8th or 15th.

Johnnie Walker's Sounds of The 70's..

Re-Listen Now! BBC Radio 2

Interview begins about the 1:18 mark

Go Your Own Way: Johnnie Meets Stevie Nicks

Johnnie catches up with one of the great rock 'n' roll survivors, Fleetwood Mac singer and songwriter, Stevie Nicks.

After the release of a seventh, highly acclaimed solo album, Johnnie takes Stevie back to the 1970s, a decade of professional and creative success and personal turbulence.

Stevie talks candidly about her relationship with Lindsay Buckingham; writing iconic hits from Rhiannon to Dreams; and the relationship breakdowns that fuelled Rumours - one of the decade's biggest and most cherished albums. With an eye on her personal and professional renaissance, which included the conquest of drug addiction, Stevie looks back to a time that saw her hailed as the "Reigning Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" by Rolling Stone magazine.

Catch Johnnie's show on BBC Radio 2 Sunday, August 28th at 3pm UK time.  Stream online here

BBC Radio 2 Album Of The Week + Stevie Nicks talks about solo life after Fleetwood Mac

BBC Radio 4:  June 24th at 7:15pm Kristy Lang interviews Stevie Nicks on the Frontrow programme.

"Stevie Nicks talks about solo life after Fleetwood Mac"

BBC Radio 2: June 26th at 3pm on Johnnie Walker's Sounds of the 70s - Johnnie spins tracks to mark Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart's headline-slots at Hard Rock Calling.

BBC Radio 2

Album of the Week

STEVIE NICKS "In Your Dreams"

"Secret Love" remains on the A List on BBC Radio 2 for a second week guaranteeing approx. 20 plays of the track on the station across various programmes.  This week "In Your Dreams" receives the coveted position of "Album Of The Week" which means tracks from the album will be played all week on Ken Bruce's and Alex Lester's programmes.

BBC Radio 2

MICK FLEETWOOD AND LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM WITH JOHNNIE WALKER

Only 2 days left if you missed Johnnie Walkers Sound of The 70's broadcast on BBC2 November 1st interviewing Mick and Lindsey.  Listen to the broadcast on Johnnie's site: HERE  It's available for 2 more days only. The section with Fleetwood Mac begins at 1:11:33 - advance the player up to that point to listen.

Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham join Johnnie Walker to discuss the stories behind their incredible 70s back catalogue, which includes the hits Go Your Own Way, Dreams, The Chain and Rhiannon.

Re-listen to Johnnie Walkers Sounds of The 70's

If you missed Johnnie Walkers broadcast on BBC2 today interviewing Mick and Lindey - you can relisten to the broadcast on Johnnie's site: HERE It's available for 7 days. The section with Fleetwood Mac begins at 1:11:33 - advance the player up to that point to listen.

Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham join Johnnie Walker to discuss the stories behind their incredible 70s back catalogue, which includes the hits Go Your Own Way, Dreams, The Chain and Rhiannon.

Mick and Lindsay have reunited with Stevie Nicks and John McVie for Fleetwood Mac's first live tour in five years and have released a remastered collection of their greatest hits.

Mick Fleetwood - Johnnie Walker BBC Radio 2 Interview

Johnny Walker - BBC Radio 2
October 19, 2008

Johnnie chats to Mick Fleetwood about his new album and tour with the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band. Plus talks about the Rumours era, the upcoming 2009 Fleetwood Mac Tour.

Interview is approximately 30 minutes, a couple songs thrown in as well, one from the new Mick Fleetwood Live Album - Blue Again.

Interview To download - right click and save.