{"id":510842,"date":"2026-04-03T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510842\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:43:12","slug":"how-to-listen-to-radio-x-best-of-british-500-with-bq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/510842\/","title":{"rendered":"How to listen to Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&#038;Q"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"publish_date\">3 April 2026, 13:03<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q takes place across the Easter weekend\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"803073\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/803073.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q takes place across the Easter weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nRadio X<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?href=www.radiox.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmusic%2Fhow-to-listen-to-best-of-british-500-with-b-and-q-2026%2F&amp;app_id=273057869459557\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"gusto.tracking.social(&#039;facebook&#039;, &#039;share&#039;)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook share\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753005255_4_facebook-share.png\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">This Easter weekend we\u2019re going to countdown the Radio X Best of British 500 with B&amp;Q &#8211; and it all kicks off with Chris Moyles at 9am on Good Friday morning!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Over the past month you\u2019ve been voting in your thousands for your favourite British Songs Of All Time&#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">And now we get to bask in the glory of every song YOU picked as we playout the full Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q between Good Friday and Easter Monday!<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalplayer.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join us as we count down our biggest poll ever on Global Player<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chris Moyles will kick off the Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q on Good Friday, followed by Toby Tarrant and Issy Panayis.\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"803096\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/803096.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Chris Moyles will kick off the Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q on Good Friday, followed by Toby Tarrant and Issy Panayis.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nRadio X<\/p>\n<p>When can I hear the Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The inaugural Top 500 countdown will start at 9am on Good Friday when Chris Moyles kicks things off with a very special hour of music and will continue across the Easter Weekend in the following shows:<\/p>\n<p>Good Friday 3rd April9am Chris Moyles10am Toby Tarrant1pm Issy Panayis4pm Dan GasserSaturday 4th April1pm Sophie Sveinsson4pm Dan GasserSunday 5th April1pm Sophie Sveinsson4pm Dan Gasser<br \/>7pm Dan O&#8217;ConnellEaster Monday 6th April7am Toby Tarrant11am Issy Panayis3pm Dan Gasser<\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sophie Sveinsson and  Dan O'Connell will also host the Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q countdown over Easter weekend, with Dan Gasser announcing the all-important winner just before 7pm on Easter Monday\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"803271\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/803271.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Sophie Sveinsson and  Dan O&#8217;Connell will also host the Radio X Best Of British 500 with B&amp;Q countdown over Easter weekend, with Dan Gasser announcing the all-important winner just before 7pm on Easter Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nRadio X<\/p>\n<p>Who has previously won the Best Of British poll?<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Since 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/artists\/oasis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oasis<\/a> have taken home the title of Best British Song five times with their classic 1994 hit Live Forever, while the inaugural poll saw them triumph with the evergreen Wonderwall. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/artists\/queen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen<\/a>&#8216;s operatic 1975 anthem Bohemian Rhapsody won in 2017, 2019 and 2020, while in 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiox.co.uk\/artists\/sam-fender\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Fender <\/a>romped home with his generation-defining track Seventeen Going Under. <\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Previous Best Of British winners: 2022's champion Sam Fender, Oasis and Queen\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"635984\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/635984.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    Previous Best Of British winners: 2022&#8217;s champion Sam Fender, Oasis and Queen.<\/p>\n<p>Picture:<br \/>\nPictorial Press Ltd\/Alamy Stock Photo\/Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Radio X is available on 104.9 FM in London, 97.7 FM in Manchester, across the UK on DAB digital radio and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalplayer.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Global Player<\/a> on your smart speaker (\u201cplay Radio X\u201d), iOS or Android device and at radiox.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalplayer.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Global Player for free!\" class=\"content-image\" 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