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Rest easy with the ultimate dreamy soundtrack

Peaceful classical compositions from BBC Introducing, paired with Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast to help to ease you into sleep.

Rest easy with this soundtrack of peaceful classical compositions from BBC Introducing, paired with coastal weather reports from around the UK, courtesy of Radio 4’s the Shipping Forecast, and the sounds of a woodland recorded in summertime, in north Wales.

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

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

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Wed 19 Nov 202523:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Eleri Morgan

    Echoes of the day

    • Echoes of the day.

  • Peter Conner

    Prey for an end

    • Prey for an end.

  • Athana Siva

    Spring Afternoons

    • Spring Afternoons.

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    The Light Within

    • The Light Within.

  • Fiona Rutherford

    Deep Sleep

    • Deep Sleep.

  • Oles Stefanyk

    Flock of Birds

    • Flock of Birds.

  • Joe Sinha Semple

    A Last Hope

    • A Last Hope.

  • Thomas Himmerland

    Flyde

    • Flyde.

  • Belle Chen

    Half A Moment

    • Half A Moment.

  • martinm

    Music from a small church

    • Music from a small church.

  • Alan William Baker

    Girl with the Curly Hair

    • Girl with the Curly Hair.

  • Nickie Hart

    Synchronicity

    • Synchronicity.

  • Louise Spencer

    Into The Azure

    • Into The Azure.

  • Storms Over Oceans

    The Last Moments of Light

    • The Last Moments of Light.

  • Simeon Walker

    Düssel

    • Düssel.

  • Simon Rackham

    Big Yellow Moon

    • Big Yellow Moon.

  • Ben Crosland

    Closure

    • Closure.

  • Monica Robin

    A Poem I Wrote

    • A Poem I Wrote.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Jun 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 21 Jun 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 3 Jul 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 20 Sep 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 26 Oct 202500:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Wed 19 Nov 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

Podcast

  • The Sleeping Forecast

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