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AUDIO: Johnnie Walker meets Fleetwood Mac

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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 lineups. 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 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.

Presenter/ Johnnie Walker, Producer/ Julie Newman for the BBC

January 1, 2014
AUDIO PREVIEW: Johnnie Walker talks to Fleetwood Mac

(Photo: Herbert Worthington, III)

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of Open All Hours, The Good Life and Last of the Summer Wine. This week he’s joined in conversation by the members of Fleetwood Mac, ahead of his in-depth special to be broadcast on Radio 2 in the new year. The program 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 a preview of the interview below. The full program airs on Wednesday, January 1, on the BBC Radio 2 Network.

December 15, 2013
BBC's Radio 2 promises Fleetwood Mac, 'Christmas with the stars'

Robbie Williams, Sir Cliff Richard and Fleetwood Mac feature in what Radio 2 is billing a “Christmas With The Stars”.

The BBC station’s packed festive schedule will include Williams taking over for one week only Dermot O’Leary’s Saturday 3 to 6pm show on December 21, promising to play “three hours of my favourite records and invite some very special people into the studio”.

“Anyone who has heard Radio Rudebox will know I am a natural born DJ, and I have just been biding my time for a radio comeback,” said Williams.

Sir Cliff will front an 8 to 10pm show on Christmas Eve and featuring music that has inspired him across his long career, while Fleetwood Mac will be the subject of a Johnnie Walker Meets…. special on New Year’s Day from 5 to 7pm. The show will feature Walker interviewing Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie.

Other Christmas highlights at the station will include Jeremy Vine looking at the Christmas music of every year from 1951 to 2000 in Sounds Of The 20th Century Christmas (December 23 from 8 to 10pm), French and Saunders with Christmas Eve and Boxing Day afternoon specials, a look at the Christmas chart battle of 1973 between Noddy Holder and Slade and Wizzard in When Noddy Stole Chruistmas (10 to 11pm Christmas Eve), Bryan Ferry hosting his own show on Christmas Day from 8 to 10pm and specials fronted by Dame Edna Everage, Barbara Windsor, Cilla Black, actor Michael Sheen, Queen drummer Roger Taylor, Spinal Tap and Simpsons star Harry Shearer and Glee’s Matthew Morrison.

Radio 2 head of programmes Lewis Carnie said: “BBC Radio 2 this Christmas features a dazzling array of some of the biggest stars you’ll find anywhere this festive season. It’s a feast of fantastic programmes presented by a star-studded line-up including Robbie Williams, Glee’s Matthew Morrison, Australian super-star Dame Edna Everage, comedy legends French & Saunders, Hollywood actor Michael Sheen and a whole host of others. They will be the perfect accompaniment to the nation’s celebrations.”

Paul Williams / Music Week (UK) / Thursday, November 21, 2013

November 21, 2013
AUDIO: Christine McVie chooses the 'Tracks of My Years'

Christine McVie picks the ‘Tracks of My Life’ with Ken Bruce. (BBC Radio 2)

This week, former Fleetwood Mac band member Christine McVie chooses the Tracks Of My Years and she opens with a classic Beach Boys song from their groundbreaking album Pet Sounds along with a Steely Dan track featured on their acclaimed long player Gaucho. Plus there’s the Record and Album Of The Week and the Monday round of PopMaster. Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970 while married to founder member John McVie. She left the band in 1998 shortly after Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Christine is currently working on new solo material which is planned for a forthcoming album which she describes as marking a return to her musical sound from the seventies.

Christine McVie – Tracks of My Years
DURATION: 15:26
Former Fleetwood Mac band member Christine McVie picks the music for Tracks of My Years.

Tracklisting

God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
Babylon Sisters – Steely Dan
I Know You’re Out There Somewhere – The Moody Blues
Man Of The World – Fleetwood Mac
Let’s Dance – David Bowie
That Ole Devil Called Love – Billie Holiday
Raspberry Beret – Prince
Races Are Run – Buckingham Nicks
Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple
Mexico – James Taylor

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October 11, 2013
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie chooses Tracks of My Years

This week, former Fleetwood Mac band member Christine McVie chooses the Tracks Of My Years and she opens with a classic Beach Boys song from their groundbreaking album Pet Sounds along with a Steely Dan track featured on their acclaimed long player Gaucho. Plus there’s the Record and Album Of The Week and the Monday round of PopMaster. Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac in 1970 while married to founder member John McVie. She left the band in 1998 shortly after Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Christine is currently working on new solo material which is planned for a forthcoming album which she describes as marking a return to her musical sound from the seventies.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
First broadcast: Monday 07 October 2013

October 1, 2013
AUDIO: The BBC Interviews

In September, Stevie took to the British airwaves to promote her documentary In Your Dreams, the making of her seventh solo album. She spoke with different radio personalities on a series of BBC Radio programs, discussing the documentary, her relationship with Lindsey Buckingham as it stands today, and the upcoming European tour with Fleetwood Mac.

BBC Radio 2: Steve Wright in the Afternoon
Friday, September 13, 2013

BBC Radio 6: Lauren Laverne
Friday, September 13, 2013

BBC Radio 4: Woman’s Hour
Monday, September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013
AUDIO: Stevie talks to BBC London's Robert Elms

Stevie spoke to BBC London 94.9 FM correspondent Robert Elms to promote the London premiere of her documentary In Your Dreams, which screens at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema on Monday. The interview was taped on Wednesday morning and aired a day later. Stevie talked enthusiastically about the In Your Dreams album recording process, which involved album co-producer Dave Stewart.

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September 12, 2013