Set course for sleep with this relaxing soundtrack
Settle down and drift away to this classical and ambient mix from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing artists.
Hoist the sails and set course for sleep with the relaxing sounds of classical and ambient music from Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Introducing artists paired with excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast; all tied together with the calming atmosphere of country streams and rain-soaked woodlands.
Produced by Alex Yates
A Reduced Listening production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'ask Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast'.
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Helkemar
A Quiet Romance
- A Quiet Romance.
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Bruce Windwood
Time Squared
- Time Squared.
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Thomas Harkins
What Time Leaves Behind
- What Time Leaves Behind.
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Dylan John Sparkes
Spring Dance
- Spring Dance.
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Joe Sinha Semple
Frozen Nights
- Frozen Nights.
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Neil Foster
Forest Memory
- Forest Memory.
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Dylan John Sparkes
The Sacred Heart
- The Sacred Heart.
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Tony McGreal
Undersea
- Undersea.
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Thomas Harkins
When The Sun Rises
- When The Sun Rises.
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Storms Over Oceans
The Falling Sky
- The Falling Sky.
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Oliver C. Robinson
Nightfall
- Nightfall.
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Andrew Lodge
Half in a Dream
- Half in a Dream.
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Adrian Lord
Space
- Space.
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Ryan Kearsey
Unconditional
- Unconditional.
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Joe Hume
Dolce 2
- Dolce 2.
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Ryoka Hagiwara
Restraint
- Restraint.
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Iain James Veitch
Evening Bridge
- Evening Bridge.
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Polesian Tapes
Movement 1
- Movement 1.
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Richard Harvey
Endless Light
Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Feb 2026 23:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
- Sun 22 Mar 2026 23:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
- Fri 1 May 2026 23:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
- Tue 16 Jun 2026 23:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
- Fri 24 Jul 2026 23:30Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 3 Unwind
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The Sleeping Forecast
A unique journey to dreamland, mixing instrumental music and Radio 4's Shipping Forecast.