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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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1 hour

On radio

Mon 15 Jun 2026 23:30
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Forty winks on the high seas

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Floating off to a serene sleep

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Music Played

  • AyseDeniz

    Potomac Waltz

    • Potomac Waltz.

  • mac dunlop

    Biankas Song

    • Biankas Song.

  • Storms Over Oceans

    The Last Moments of Light

    • The Last Moments of Light.

  • Rob Colley

    saudade

    • saudade.

  • Nadia Ismail

    the loop

    • the loop.

  • LynseyNormanMusic

    Lullaby Lost

    • Lullaby Lost.

  • CrusaderBeach

    Xircles

    • Xircles.

  • James Hawken

    A Breath At Dusk

    • A Breath At Dusk.

  • Sophie Bickerdike

    The Street

    • The Street.

  • Sam Mavor

    Fresh Snow

    • Fresh Snow.

  • Andrew Lodge

    A Universal Theme

    • A Universal Theme.

  • Barnaby Taylor

    Ashes

    • Ashes.

  • Rachel Leah

    Reaching Out

    • Reaching Out.

  • Davide Fasiello

    Each Origin Every End

    • Each Origin Every End.

  • Paul Duffy

    Artemis Dawn

    • Artemis Dawn.

  • Stefan Gregory

    Morning

    • Morning.

  • Robinson's Village

    Goth

    • Goth.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 May 2026 23:30
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind
  • Mon 15 Jun 2026 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.