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Set course for sleep with this relaxing soundtrack

Settle down and drift away to this classical and ambient mix from BBC Introducing artists.

Hoist the sails and set course for sleep with the relaxing sounds of classical and ambient music from BBC Introducing artists paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast; all tied together with the calming atmosphere of country streams and rain-soaked woodlands.

Produced by Alex Yates

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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Monday23:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Bruce Windwood

    Time Squared

    • Time Squared.

  • Thomas Harkins

    What Time Leaves Behind

    • What Time Leaves Behind.

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    Spring Dance

    • Spring Dance.

  • Joe Sinha Semple

    Frozen Nights

    • Frozen Nights.

  • Neil Foster

    Forest Memory

    • Forest Memory.

  • Dylan John Sparkes

    The Sacred Heart

    • The Sacred Heart.

  • Tony McGreal

    Undersea

    • Undersea.

  • Thomas Harkins

    When The Sun Rises

    • When The Sun Rises.

  • Storms Over Oceans

    The Falling Sky

    • The Falling Sky.

  • Oliver C. Robinson

    Nightfall

    • Nightfall.

  • Andrew Lodge

    Half in a Dream

    • Half in a Dream.

  • Adrian Lord

    Space

    • Space.

  • Ryan Kearsey

    Unconditional

    • Unconditional.

  • Joe Hume

    Dolce 2

    • Dolce 2.

  • Ryoka Hagiwara

    Restraint

    • Restraint.

  • Iain James Veitch

    Evening Bridge

    • Evening Bridge.

  • Polesian Tapes

    Movement 1

    • Movement 1.

Broadcast

  • Monday23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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