Six and a half hours of soothing sounds to ease your mind

Drift into an oasis of calm with this extended 6.5-hour musical journey, weaving together extracts from The Shipping Forecast with gentle music curated from BBC Introducing and immersive field recordings. A spacious, slow-moving soundscape designed to soothe, settle and accompany long stretches of listening.

A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds.

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