BBC6Music boss Lesley Douglas has defended recent changes on the station, including the appointment of E4 presenter George Lamb as morning host. Listeners have been complaining about the changes on various blogs and Facebook pages, with some accusing the music station of adopting a more mainstream approach in a bid to win new listeners. But Douglas says the changes have, in fact, been designed to get more female listeners.
Speaking to Radio 4's 'Feedback' programme about the Lamb show, she said: "Developing a new show is always going to take a long time. We have received positive and negative comments about it. I don't think I have ever launched a new show when that has not been the case. I talk to George a lot - he left a message for me last night. I'm going to see him this week about the show. He wants to make it, as do I, the best show it can possibly be but I think it's a pretty good show [already] actually. What's happened with George is that he is getting a lot more listener response and interactivity around the show than there was before. If you heard George talking about rave and dance there is a passion. It's less intellectual an approach to music but it's still about passion and love of music at its heart".