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Gentle sounds to lull you to sleep

Drift off to sleep with the calming tones of the Shipping Forecast set to peaceful music from BBC Introducing.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening production

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

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Last on

Sat 6 Dec 202523:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    Butterfly

  • Mark Sutton

    In the Stars

  • Matias Dal Pos

    Sole e Luna

  • Samyula

    Peaceful Evening

  • Jonathan Pease & Alastair Penman

    Four Country Dances: 3. The Mulberry Garden

  • Georgia Iatrou

    Those Summers

  • Steve Luck

    Smile (Felted Piano Version)

  • Simon Rackham

    Miscellaneous One

  • Sideways

    A Lullaby of Rain

    • Records Dk.

  • Neil Foster

    Still Here

  • Tony McGreal

    Down to the Sea

  • The Star Sailor

    Now I see instrumental

    • EMI.

  • Matt Petherbridge

    To The Wedding

  • Marcel Zidani

    Cradle Song

  • Eleri Morgan

    Slow Down

  • Lawrence Dauncey

    Out Over The Bay

  • Roger Evernden

    Lullaby for Evie

  • Angeline Bell

    The Golden Koi

  • Shirley Ly

    Corals Soul

  • Sweet & Steele

    Sorrento

Broadcasts

  • Wed 22 Jan 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 9 Feb 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 9 May 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 3 Jun 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 12 Aug 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Fri 10 Oct 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 6 Dec 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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