I’m failing to see an issue, none of the presenters are in any way contentious, they’re not really doing anything that they haven’t already been doing, so enlighten me as to the perceived problem.

Enquiring minds want to know.

2 hours of Mark Riley followed by 3 of Gideon Coe is the highlight of Radio 6 IMO.

Gideon Coe is fantastic so to lose any of his time on the radio is just bollocks.

BBC seem intent on trying to fix something until it’s broken.

Even though I like pretty much everything he plays, I just can not listen to CC in the afternoon. Or any other time for that matter.
MR,GC,TR & JSN are all enjoyable and play some great stuff. Far more exciting than many.
Weekend line up is decent. Giles disappears up his own hole sometimes, I’ve got a crush on Cerys, and enjoy Huey.
CC & Lamaq have run their course.

I’d just wish they’d move Chris Hawkins, can’t stand him! Not a great start to my mornings.
In contrast I love Radcliffe and Maconie at the weekend.

2 hours of Mark Riley followed by 3 of Gideon Coe is the highlight of Radio 6 IMO.
Gideon Coe is fantastic so to lose any of his time on the radio is just bollocks.
BBC seem intent on trying to fix something until it’s broken.

Exactly. Marc Riley is a must listen for me, he is so enthusiastic about what he does. His show must be one of the most listened to shows on any radio station in that ntime slot, he has so many people emailing and texting in. I despair with the way the BBc is run, that dork Steve Lamacq stays on air with his dross, yet Riley and Coe are relegated. It’s worse than being sacked, the Management have bottled sacking them, but given them a token show, which wont keep anyone happy. Coe has gone from 12 hours to 6, and has to co-present for 4 of those hours. It’s a kick in the nuts.

It’s a shame. I say it every time this happens, but I don’t get how the other more….ahem…seasoned presenters get moved further to the peripheries, but Lamacq keeps clinging on.

Ravenscroft and Grant will probably be alright, tbf.

SL will still be doing the indie guitar 6th form common room fanzine stuff in that slot when he’s in his 90s it seems. Either he’s more popular than you think or hes got incriminating pictures.

People ran out of interesting things to do with guitars decades ago. There’s plenty of exciting new ways to make music.

I struggle with Marc Riley personally, but like most of the other shows. Having said that, although I like Craig Charles’ Saturday evening Radio 2 show I’m less bothered about him in the weekday afternoon slot.

Giles, RadMac, Huey and Guy Garvey are highlights for me.

2 hours of Mark Riley followed by 3 of Gideon Coe is the highlight of Radio 6 IMO.

Gideon Coe is fantastic so to lose any of his time on the radio is just bollocks.

BBC seem intent on trying to fix something until it’s broken.

One hundred per cent this.

I quite often put Gid on catch-up in preference to listening live during the day, I’m not up late enough on a weeknight anyway.

In London we used to have Greater London Radio which was mostly people talking. Slowly more decent indie music crept in to a point where it was actually quite good.
Then they rebranded it as something else and made totally certain that guitars were never heard again.
What is it with the bbc and their hatred of guitar music?
Thank god for Radio Caroline and NME 1. I can happily jump between the 2 of them.

Sad for Riley and Gid’s pruning,but they should give the 4.00 slot to Huw Stephens, (IMO) he is always excellent.
Lamac needs chucked.

I love Marc Riley. So do his listerners. Really disaapointed BBC are at it again! Just leave it alone ffs.

I find TR dull/smug. Marc the polar opposite.

What is it with the bbc and their hatred of guitar music?

Young kids just aren’t growing up aspiring to be Jimmy Hendrix or Kurt Cobain anymore and this is a station focused on new music. 90% of new music is made on a laptop. People don’t even use modular synths anymore! Let guitars go. It’s OK.

Then let 6 Music go. Electric guitars are nearly 100 years old and everything that’s ever been recorded with them is on Spotify or Youtube.

Spoiler alert, there’s been nothing new since grunge.

Still plenty of life left in guitar music.
Don’t worry ,there’s an electrified keyboard to keep all you youngsters happy!

That’s a strong Rasputin look

And don’t start me on the lack of music (of whatever genre) on normal telly.
Where is the experience that we can all enjoy at the same time?
Will there ever be a TOTP Sparks, Once In Lifetime ,Jilted John moment in a school playground ever again?
Channel 4 should ressurect The Tube rather than celebrity snowman making.

I think it’s sad that they’re cutting back and marginalising Lard and Gid. I do like Mark Riley a lot and some of the music on his show is great – I’ve caught a load of new stuff on there and his enthusiasm is off the chart which I think is admirable, if a little OTT sometimes. Gid is just sublime and while I don’t always like everything, I like enough.

I think the earlier programme will be great i like both Deb and Tom and think that will do well but I will miss Riley in the time slot.

I have to say I don’t get the hate for Lamacq or Charles, I really like them both.

I don’t think I particularly dislike any particular presenter or show. There’s the odd track here and there which irritates or grates and I don’t think we’re going through a particularly purple patch right now but as with everything, things change and time moves on. I love the mix of new and old and think it hits a pretty good balance. I’d hate for them to rebrand as a completely “new music” channel as that, for me, would ruin the USP.

I like the channel and am willing to put up with a bit of tinkering so long as it remains. It’s on for 12+ hrs a day in our kitchen/garage/office when I’m WFH or at weekend so it’s a pretty big part of my/our (family) life.