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A serene soundtrack for a gentle slumber

Drift away with the calming sounds of this classical and ambient mix.

Drift away with the calming sounds of classical and ambient music from BBC Introducing artists and excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast; paired with serene sounds of cozy, windswept meadows and gentle rain on leaves.

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

  • Gary Christopher Whitehead

    Just Be

    • Just Be.

  • Charis

    Haunt

    • Haunt.

  • Brian Price

    The Lakes

    • The Lakes.

  • Matthew Peter Gough

    Ladder to the Stars (Lullaby)

    • Ladder to the Stars (Lullaby).

  • Nadia Ismail

    creative dismissal

    • creative dismissal.

  • Samyula

    Before Words

    • Before Words.

  • Yujin Baek

    day 3

    • day 3.

  • Fiery Dragon Company

    A Dream of Two Fiddlers

    • A Dream of Two Fiddlers.

  • Polesian Tapes

    Your Old Raincoat

    • Your Old Raincoat.

  • Lise Vandersmissen

    Lullaby for a child

    • Lullaby for a child.

  • James Packer

    Friends

    • Friends.

  • Bruce Windwood

    Lara's Theme

    • Lara's Theme.

  • Colin Seddon

    Still 1

    • Still 1.

  • Storms Over Oceans

    The sun will sleep

    • The sun will sleep.

  • Elizabeth Bonds

    Where Silence Sways

    • Where Silence Sways.

  • Francesco Siano

    Awareness

    • Awareness.

  • Applefish

    Glacier Sunrise

    • Glacier Sunrise.

Broadcast

  • Monday23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

Podcast

  • The Sleeping Forecast

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