BBC2 stagnation?

This week's BBC2 top 30  features just 13 programmes. 5 years ago in the corresponding week it was 17. It is now clear that  the strip and standard format of scheduling has been applied to BBC2. The main problem is that the channel that could offer a wide variety of programming from current affairs, culture programming, history documentaries etc has now been turned into a de facto lifestyle channel as evidenced by the likes of Great British Menu, Antiques Road Trip et al taking pride and place thus robbing the channel of it's distinctive edge and that is a great loss to the viewer.