A serene soundtrack to help you drift off
Let this serene soundtrack of classical and ambient music help you drift off to a deep slumber.
Cast off the pressures of the day and drift off to sleep with this serene soundtrack of classical and ambient music by BBC Introducing artists, excerpts of Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast and calming sounds of gentle streams and windswept woodland.
Produced by Alex Yates
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
To listen on most smart speakers, 'ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast'.
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AyseDeniz
Potomac Waltz
- Potomac Waltz.
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mac dunlop
Biankas Song
- Biankas Song.
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Storms Over Oceans
The Last Moments of Light
- The Last Moments of Light.
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Rob Colley
saudade
- saudade.
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Nadia Ismail
the loop
- the loop.
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LynseyNormanMusic
Lullaby Lost
- Lullaby Lost.
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CrusaderBeach
Xircles
- Xircles.
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James Hawken
A Breath At Dusk
- A Breath At Dusk.
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Sophie Bickerdike
The Street
- The Street.
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Sam Mavor
Fresh Snow
- Fresh Snow.
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Andrew Lodge
A Universal Theme
- A Universal Theme.
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Barnaby Taylor
Ashes
- Ashes.
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Rachel Leah
Reaching Out
- Reaching Out.
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Davide Fasiello
Each Origin Every End
- Each Origin Every End.
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Paul Duffy
Artemis Dawn
- Artemis Dawn.
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Stefan Gregory
Morning
- Morning.
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Robinson's Village
Goth
- Goth.
Broadcast
- Monday23:30BBC Radio 3 Unwind
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The Sleeping Forecast
A unique journey to dreamland, mixing instrumental music and Radio 4's Shipping Forecast.


