[MK Chris]

Whatever you think about the BBC being a "public service" its still a business, therefore its in it for the money. they will play whoever pays the most money during the day, when everybody's listening, 'cos everyone signed to big labels can afford it.

then they play the stuff at night, where, as gasspode says they can claim to play a mix

[Jonny Hoare]

Peel is only on radio1 because of the cult audience.

Same reason why moyles and mark andlard don't leave