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Radio 3 Unwind,27 Oct 2025,60 mins

SeriesErland Cooper: Series 5

A sleepy soundtrack for sweet dreams ft. Ian Rankin

Ultimate Calm

Available for 303 days

Scottish composer Erland Cooper sits at the helm for this new series of Ultimate Calm, steering us into calm waters with musical selections close to his heart, guided by the elemental, the natural world and his experiences growing up in Orkney. For this maiden voyage, he starts in the realm of sleep and dreams, with a selection of soporific sounds. There’ll be music by Satoshi Park, Ganavya and Cerys Hafana, as well as an exclusive unreleased piece by Erland himself, written for his dog, Mirage Morricone. In every episode of Ultimate Calm, we travel to the musical safe haven of a special guest. We begin this series with the writer Ian Rankin, who transports us to a wharf on a misty early morning, evoked by one of his favourite jazz records. Produced by Kit Callin A Reduced Listening production

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Music For Growing Flowers - Pt. 5
    Music For Growing Flowers - Pt. 5
    Erland Cooper
  3. 2.
    A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever (feat. Kathryn Joseph)
    A Thing of Beauty Is a Joy Forever (feat. Kathryn Joseph)
    Erland Cooper
  4. 3.
    Ffarwel i F'ieuenctid
    Ffarwel i F'ieuenctid
    Cerys Hafana