BBC 6 Music: who's who

The talismanic Steve Lamacq is a veteran champion of indie music and hosts 6 Music's weekday afternoon show, featuring music from young and unsigned bands. His show is provides a daily gateway from the relatively mainstream daytime shows to more thoughtful evening offerings
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Gideon Coe has been with station since its launch. He now presents the late-evening show having been usurped from his mid-morning slot be George Lamb, an event that caused a huge protest from listeners
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George Lamb has now moved the weekend breakfast show. His arrival at the station - along with Russell Brand and Russell Howard (inset) - ruffled a lot of feathers but nonetheless, he won a Sony award for 'rising star' in 2008. Brand and Howard have both departed 6 Music
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Culture Show presenter and ex-Kenickie frontwoman Lauren Laverne took over the mid-morning show from George Lamb and is one of the few female presenters on 6 Music
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Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish host Saturday's mid-morning show on 6 Music - popular as much for their comic asides as the music they play. The pair are currently on an extended sabbatical while Joe writes the script for a sci-fi comedy, Attack the Block
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Andrew Collins is currently filling in for Adam and Joe with presenting partner Richard Herring (inset). Collins fronted the teatime show for three years and then hosted a Sunday afternoon show - where he and Herring first collaborated. He is now a frequent stand-in for the station's holidaying DJs
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Marc Riley, or the artist formerly known as Lard, got his own show on weekday evenings - up against his old radio partner Mark Radcliffe over on Radio 2. Radcliffe is now sparring with ...
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... Stuart Maconie who also has a Sunday show on 6 Music (keep up). The Freak Zone, billed as 'a 150-minute trip into the unknown', has gained a cult following
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Craig Charles - perhaps better known for his turns in Red Dwarf and, latterly, Corrie - hosts an acclaimed funk and soul show on Saturday evenings
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Praise be: Former Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Sunday, which features spoken word tracks along with an eclectic selection of music, has drawn a good reaction from listeners and critics
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Another recent celebrity signing, Huey Morgan of the Fun Lovin' Criminals, hosts a Sunday afternoon show
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Guy Garvey's Finest Hour on a Sunday evening offers up the Elbow singer's favourite tunes and interviews with new bands
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No, you're not seeing things - it is a woman. Nemone presents the weekday lunchtime slot
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Recent addition to 6 Music Richard Bacon bagged Lauren Laverne's Saturday afternoon slot in last year's schedule swap
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Shaun Keaveny is now established as 6 Music's face of breakfast. His elevation from a late-night slot may have been surprising (for the listeners, at least), but he's proved a non-controversial choice with broad appeal
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Phill Jupitus was the station's launch DJ and hosted its breakfast show for five years before handing over the reins to Keaveny
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Dave Pearce 'Dangerous Dave', a former Radio 1 DJ, hosts a classic dance anthems show on Sunday nights. Shout out!
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