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A peaceful soundtrack for a full night’s sleep

Fall into a deep sleep with soothing compositions from BBC Introducing, paired with comforting extracts from The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4.

Fall into a deep sleep with soothing classical compositions from BBC Introducing, paired with extracts from The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 and gentle field recordings.

Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds

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

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1 hour

Last on

Sat 3 Jan 202623:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Daniel Hines

    Snow in the Streetlights

  • Peter Hall

    Forest

  • Eden Lore

    Out of Time (Solo Piano)

  • Chris Tolley

    Continuum

  • Lauren Scott

    Farewell to Stromness

  • Helen Keeling-Marston

    Water

  • Arrowsmith

    Soar432Hz

  • Dan Chapman

    Feathers in the Wind

  • Oles Stefanyk

    Reverie

  • Kerry Barnes

    Piano Meditation

  • Zeynep Sophia

    Seahaven

  • mac dunlop

    Incantation for Margaret (excerpt 1)

  • Ian Harris

    Le Jardinier

  • Jack Hopkins

    Petrichor

  • Paul Duffy

    Passing Storm

  • Phorl

    Orison in D

  • Liam McCollum

    Light Wanders in the Dark

Broadcasts

  • Tue 5 Nov 202423:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 21 Nov 202423:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 10 Mar 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 22 Mar 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 3 Apr 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Tue 22 Jul 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 16 Oct 202523:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 3 Jan 202623:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

Podcast

  • The Sleeping Forecast

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