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Radio 3 Unwind,31 Mar 2025,60 mins

A soothing soundtrack to help you sleep

The Sleeping Forecast

Available for over a year

Sit comfortably, let go of the day, and relax with this gentle soundtrack of classical music from BBC Introducing, paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s weather reports for inshore waters and coastal areas, alongside field recordings of early evening winds flowing through hawthorns on a heather moor during spring time, and birdsong and cicadas on a spring evening in a pine woodland. Produced by Cat Gough 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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