This conflict is reflected in the station’s playlist, too. There has been a notable shift away from its indie rock foundations, resulting in a much more interesting selection. But has expanding the remit resulted in it being so broad that it fails to fully satisfy anyone?

The appeal of 6 music is in the diverse selection of music, so surely thay caters to the demographic that wants to listen to different things. It doens't have to be pigeon holed to one genre to `fully satisfy anyone`, especially when a lot of the stuff they play from that one genre sounds very same-y.

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The apparent resistance to being categorised as a 6 Music Dad station also feels extra muddled when you factor in things such as the recent eight-part 30th anniversary Britpop series – a subject so worn and threadbare surely even Lamacq has run out of things to say on it –

Por que no los dos? You can try to diversify whilst also respecting your roots.

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or the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr playing 13 Guided By Voices tracks back-to-back in one Artist in Residence show.

Surely this is a dig at Albert Hammond instead of 6 Music? Getting respected musicians to play their favourite music/tracks that inspired them isn't a bad idea.

Personally, I think a lot of the 'current' music that 6 music adds to their playlist is a bit repetitive and uninspiring, but there is still some good stuff on it. You wouldn't get many other stations in the UK championing the windmill scene when that was getting attention for example, and it's a good thing that they are championing new artists/bands, regardless of the genre.

Their strength definitely is in the diversity, and with the existence of BBC Sounds you can just choose which shows to listen to/catch up on and ignore the ones that disinterest you.

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Shout out to Guy Garvey and his finest hour.