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Recharge and rest

Fall into a deep sleep with the help of soothing classical music, gentle field recordings and Radio 4’s The Shipping Forecast.

Fall into a deep sleep with soothing classical music from BBC Introducing artists, paired with weather reports and forecasts from Radio 4’s The Shipping Forecast and gentle field recordings.

Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind

To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast."

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1 hour

On radio

Next Tuesday23:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

More episodes

Previous

Slip into a zone of tranquility

Next

Gentle sounds to lull you to sleep

See all episodes from The Sleeping Forecast

Music Played

  • Matt Stewart-Evans

    Moonlight Lullaby

    • Bigo and Twigetti.

  • Christof R Davis

    Hearth

  • Ros Gilman

    Hope

    • Guiro Music Ltd.

  • Anna Stasiuk

    Way

    • Anna Stasiuk.

  • Tomas Wilhelm

    The Blue Lagoon

    • Nordic Euphony Records.

  • Richard Laurence

    As She Lay

    • RDL records.

  • Matthew Fletcher

    This Is You

    • Matt Fletcher.

  • Peter Flint

    Adrift

    • Peter Flint.

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    Radiant

    • Snafu Records.

  • Helen Keeling-Marston

    The Philosopher's Lament

    • Helen Keeling-Marston.

  • Martin Andrew Smith

    Every Living Soul

  • Simeon Walker

    Quem pastores laudavere

  • Joe Sinha Semple

    Winter Sunset

  • Jim Perkins

    Last Letters Solo Piano Version

  • Simon Lowy

    New Year Star

    • Simon Lowy Music.

  • Claire Lawton

    Morning

    • 6491035 Records DK2.

  • Monica Robin

    Bloom Quietly

    • Monica Robin.

  • Emma Butterworth

    Variants

    • Emma Butterworth.

  • Andrew Lodge

    Brightness on the Horizon

    • Andrew Lodge.

  • Joe Hume

    Still

  • Andrew Land

    Haverthwaite

    • Bigo and Twigetti.

  • Lauren Scott

    Blue Moon Rising

    • AVIE Records.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 20 Jan 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 1 Feb 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 13 Feb 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 7 May 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 25 May 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 28 Jul 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 30 Aug 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 1 Nov 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Next Tuesday23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

Podcast

  • The Sleeping Forecast

    A unique journey to dreamland, mixing instrumental music and Radio 4's Shipping Forecast.