6 Music 'a bit too rocky' for Ben Bradshaw

As BBC 6 Music fans do everything in their power to save the seemingly doomed digital radio station, can their campaign expect a helping hand from the government? Possibly not, after Radio 2's Jeremy Vine asked the culture secretary, Ben Bradshaw, if he is a fan of the station today. "To be perfectly honest Jeremy it's a bit too rocky for me." Oh. "I was always more of a disco bunny, into soul and jazz and black music, dance music, through the disco craze of the 1970s, the rave and dance music of the 80s and 90s." Soul music? Perhaps he should try the Craig Charles funk and soul show, on 6 Music. Jazz? What about Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone? On 6 Music. Rave and dance? He should try Dance Anthems with Dave Pearce – on 6 Music. And disco? Well, er ... there's always the disco train feature on George Lamb. Well, you can't win 'em all. Back to Bradshaw. "I've never really been into rock music in a very big way. I mean, I listened to Pink Floyd and Deep Purple as I was growing up but it never grabbed me in the same way it did some of my mates." Pink Floyd? Deep Purple? Monkey wonders if he's got 6 Music mixed up with Planet Rock.