Forget 6 Music – what happened to John Peel's Radio 1 slot?

We can gorge on niche genres anywhere. What we really need from the BBC is enforced variety of the John Peel typeAmid the recent furore over the future (or not) of 6 Music, one figure has loomed large. No, not Mark Thompson, but John Peel. "This is a disgrace to the great man's legacy!" tweet indie blokes of a certain age. "How could the BBC abuse Peel's memory in this way? Did all those Festive Fifty votes mean nothing?" To which, I can only shout: HELLO EVERYBODY! Have you not listened to Rad...

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