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Radio 3 Unwind,30 Mar 2026,60 mins

A soundtrack to a good night’s rest

The Sleeping Forecast

Available for over a year

Settle down and drift away to a good night’s rest with this sleepy soundtrack of calming classical and ambient music from BBC Introducing artists, paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast and sounds of windswept woodlands and gentle streams. 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.
    Serendipity
    Serendipity
    Antonija Pacek
  3. 2.
    Flutter
    Flutter
    Barry Hudson‐Taylor
  4. 3.
    Solo Twenty
    Solo Twenty
    ImanAganj