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Coast off to a soothing slumber

Settle down for a soothing slumber with help from this mix of gentle classical and ambient songs from BBC Introducing artists, paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast

Settle down for a soothing slumber with help from this mix of gentle classical and ambient songs from BBC Introducing artists, paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast as read by Neil Nunes and peaceful sounds of nature.

Produced by Alex Yates

A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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

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1 hour

On radio

Sun 25 Jan 202623:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Athana Siva

    Calm Before The Storm

    • Calm Before The Storm.

  • Joe Hume

    Melancholy II

    • Melancholy II.

  • Stuart Brown

    Reflection

    • Reflection.

  • Joe Hume

    Stone Dreams

    • Stone Dreams.

  • Bruce Windwood

    October

    • October.

  • ImanAganj

    Solo Eleven

    • Solo Eleven.

  • Zuzanna Całka

    Nautilus

    • Nautilus.

  • Emma Jackson

    Against All Odds

    • Against All Odds.

  • Antonija Pacek

    His Star

    • His Star.

  • Byebyefish

    An Angel Appeared

    • An Angel Appeared.

  • Chris Hope

    Strawberry Hill

    • Strawberry Hill.

  • Louise Spencer

    Return to Silence

    • Return to Silence.

  • Lewis Bolland

    Midnight Waltz

    • Midnight Waltz.

  • Mark W. Griffiths

    Time To Breathe

    • Time To Breathe.

  • Storms Over Oceans

    Fragments of our lives

    • Fragments of our lives.

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sun 25 Jan 202623:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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  • The Sleeping Forecast

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