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Radio 3 Unwind,27 Oct 2025,60 mins

Drift away to a restful night's sleep with help from Bob Harris

The Sleeping Forecast

Available for over a year

Join Radio 2's broadcasting icon ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris as he reads excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast to a soundtrack of dreamy, comforting music from BBC Introducing artists and sounds of peaceful rivers and woodland; to help you cast off the stresses of the day and settle in for a good night’s rest. Produced by Alex Yates A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind To listen on most smart speakers just 'ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast'.

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Echoes Of Home
    Echoes Of Home
    Alexander J. Taylor
  3. 2.
    Wait for Spring
    Wait for Spring
    Matt Petherbridge
  4. 3.
    Hush
    Hush
    Eleri Morgan