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Tell the BBC to keep Radcliffe and Maconie on 6 Music weekday afternoons

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Some BBC 6 Music big-wigs have made the disastrous decision to move the long-running Radcliffe & Maconie show from weekday afternoons to a retirement slot on weekend mornings from January 2019.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

You can find out about the BBC complaints system here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

Timeline

9 Aug 2018 Petition opened for signatures
15 Aug 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Aug 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.