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Music to help you get a good night’s sleep

Let go of the day and drift into sleep with this soundtrack from BBC Introducing paired with Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast.

Let go of the day and allow yourself to unwind and settle into sleep with the help of peaceful classical music made by UK-based BBC Introducing composers and artists, alongside the sounds of recent weather reports for coastal stations from the Shipping Forecast, and night atmosphere recordings from the French countryside.

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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1 hour

Last on

Thu 27 Mar 2025 23:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Joe Sinha Semple

    Beginning to End Ending to Begin

    • Beginning to End Ending to Begin.

  • Vegso

    Coffee

    • Coffee.

  • Mark Sutton

    Heart Strings

    • Heart Strings.

  • Arvin Papell

    Homage to Sonata in Manner of Fantasia Moonlight Sonata (feat. Liliya Lily Mjnn)

    • Homage to Sonata in Manner of Fantasia Moonlight Sonata.

  • Paul Duffy

    Nicky's Children

    • Nicky's Children.

  • Helen Lyon

    On the Wind

    • On the Wind.

  • Edward Cross

    When the Dust Settles (Live)

    • When the Dust Settles (Live).

  • Dan Chapman

    Memories Felt Piano Version

    • Memories Felt Piano Version.

  • Shirley Ly

    Magnolia

    • Magnolia.

  • Nickie Hart

    Fond Farewell

    • Fond Farewell.

  • Thom Evans

    Moments

    • Moments.

  • Pedal Lever Society & Joel Harkin

    Emily & Scott

    • Emily & Scott.

  • Joe Hume

    Improv 2

    • Improv 2.

  • Alexander Taylor

    Dusk Dreamscapes

    • Dusk Dreamscapes.

  • Rosie Bergonzi

    Lazy Daze

    • Lazy Daze.

  • Hayley Morton

    Forbidden Fruit

    • Forbidden Fruit.

  • Simon Lowy

    Ballerina Lullaby

    • Ballerina Lullaby.

  • Laura Christie Wall

    Evanescent

    • Evanescent.

  • Eleri Morgan

    Amongst the stars

    • Amongst the stars.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 3 Mar 2025 23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Sat 15 Mar 2025 23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Thu 27 Mar 2025 23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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  • The Sleeping Forecast

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