SATURDAY 24 MAY 2025
SAT 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m0029pl6)
Bathe beneath waterfalls
Drop into sleep with natural sounds and cool, calming classical music. Immerse yourself in the refreshing sounds of trickling water and tinkling piano pieces - a perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.
Produced by Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
SAT 06:00 Mindful Mix (m0025w3c)
Peaceful melodies for total relaxation
A three-hour collection of peaceful classical music to help switch off your mind and sink into a relaxed state.
Featuring warming orchestral tones from Jules Massenet and Florence Price and thoughtful solo piano from J.S. Bach and Margaret Bonds.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
SAT 09:00 Classical Unwind (m0028hz0)
Energize your morning with inspiring classical melodies
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring uplifting and enriching melodies from Bonds, Handel, and Einaudi, this episode explores the struggles of finding stillness in a busy, noise filled world. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explores why we might have evolved to love music.
SAT 12:00 Piano Focus (m002b7bj)
Enter focus and calm with this carefully curated mix of piano music
Contemporary and classical piano music plucked from across the centuries to help guide you into focus and calm. From the more adventurous corners of contemporary music, Christina Vantzou, Michael Harrison, and Meredith Monk offer meditative experiments alongside classic pieces from longstanding pioneers, including Frederick Delius, Ivor Gurney, and Vladimir Rebikov.
Produced by Áine Devaney
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
To listen on most smart speakers, just say, “ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus”
SAT 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024qyh)
Press pause with relaxing classical sounds
Reserve a moment in your day to unwind, reset and feel refreshed with this mix of soothing classical music.
With orchestral suites from Dmitri Shostakovich and Avril Coleridge-Taylor, alongside contemporary brilliance from Michael Nyman and Camille Pepin.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
SAT 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m002bhw7)
Lose yourself in calming scores with An American In Paris and The Aviator
Lose yourself in calming scores from film and TV with Edith Bowman. With George Gershwin's American In Paris, The Phantom Thread by Jonny Greenwood and a moment from The Benny Goodman Quartet used in The Aviator.
Produced by Lucy Winter
A Granny Eats Wolf Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
SAT 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m0024qvk)
Ease into the evening with soothing classical music
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of pieces from the likes of Eric Satie, Belle Chen and Beethoven. We Press Pause with mindfulness champion Izzy Judd and discover some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science presenter Caroline Steel on why taking a bath at the end of a busy day is the ultimate in relaxation.
SAT 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001lp30)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
Submerge yourself in water-inspired music feat. Mary Anne Hobbs
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
In this episode, allow yourself to dive in as Ólafur shares a selection of soothing songs inspired by water in all its forms. Ólafur takes inspiration from the oceans that surround his home of Reykjavik, as well as Iceland’s natural thermal pools and lagoons, and shares music from the likes of Joanna Brouk, Lisa Lerkenfeldt and Ravel.
Plus, the DJ and expert music curator Mary Anne Hobbs selects her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. She picks a track that helps her untangle the chaos of life and reminds her to slow down.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
SAT 22:00 Night Tracks (m002b67q)
Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
SAT 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (m002c1d1)
Settle your mind with a serene sleepscape
Settle in for a deep sleep with this gentle mix of soothing classical music, calming weather reports, and immersive field recordings. Journeying through tranquil wetlands, sleepy forests, and gentle summer rainstorms as your mind unwinds for the night.
Produced by Jamie Green
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."
SUNDAY 25 MAY 2025
SUN 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m0029x0r)
Take a long quiet drive
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a smooth ride towards sleep. Drift through the night with soft engine rumble and relaxing classical music - a perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.
Produced by Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
SUN 06:00 Mindful Mix (m00296ps)
Step into classical stillness
Soothe your mind, body and soul with this collection of classical tunes handpicked to aid your relaxation.
Featuring warm orchestral favourites from Edward Elgar and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as well as lighter textures from Liz Dilnot Johnson and Heitor Villa-Lobos and glowing choral melodies from Gabriel Faure and Christopher H. Harris.
All this, alongside new releases from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Trio RoVerde and Luke Faulkner and captivating natural soundscapes to help you drift off into a world of peace.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
SUN 09:00 Classical Unwind (m002bhjs)
Lift your morning with revitilizing classical music
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring comforting and enriching melodies from Fanny Mendelssohn, Maurice Ravel, and JS Bach, this episode explores why listeners opinions of music changes when they think it has been composed by AI. Plus, Sian delights in a magnificent flowering magnolia.
SUN 12:00 Piano Focus (m00298lc)
Feel cool, calm and creative with a serene piano mix
Tune out the distractions and ease into a serene piano soundscape designed to help you stay cool, calm and creative amongst the daily hustle and bustle. The mix features music from legendary composers such as Duke Ellington, Cyril Scott and Cécile Chaminade, alongside contemporary British artists including Jack Herer, Tanya Ekanayaka and Matthew Bourne.
Produced by Jamie Green
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus'.
SUN 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024qzj)
Lose yourself in flowing melodies
Enjoy time to unwind with this selection of some of the most beautiful melodies in classical music - the perfect escape from the stresses of the everyday.
Featuring glowing harmonies by Jules Massenet, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Gabriel Fauré, and gorgeous pieces from Florence Price, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eric Whitacre and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
SUN 17:00 The Music & Meditation Podcast (m002cpt2)
Series 5
Be in the present with Light Watkins
Izzy and Light Watkins look at how meditation can help us to live in the present. Light is a mindfulness expert, best-selling author and transformational speaker who leads a guided meditation which encourages us to embrace the now, using present moment awareness to lessen worries about the past or concerns for the future.
The music that soundtracks Light's guided meditation was composed by Zoe Dixon and recorded by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra exclusively for this episode. If you’re brand new to meditation or you've tried it before, this series is the perfect place to pick it up from.
Music heard in this episode:
Marianne Von Martinez: Sinfonia in C major
Zoe Dixon: Meditation
Haydn: String Quartet in G Major HIII.Op76 No.1 - Adagio sostenuto
Beethoven: Piano Variations in C Major on a Waltz by Diabelli - XXIV
SUN 17:30 Classical Mixtape (m002br46)
Music and Nature
As part of the BBC's Wellbeing Week, Radio 3 Unwind's Niall Breslin curates a mixtape on the theme of Music and Nature. In this edition, expect soaring birds, spring sounds, a calm sea in summer and snowdrops in the winter.
Produced by Zerlina Vulliamy.
SUN 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m002bjlk)
Welcome in the evening with calming classical music
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Mozart, Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres and Lambert. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with meditation teacher Michael James Wong, and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on how a bit of sunlight can bring calm and health benefits.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
SUN 21:00 Soundwaves (m002cpt4)
Peaceful new music to stir the soul
Afrodeutsche hosts an hour of escapist and immersive new music from the UK’s brightest contemporary composers and performers. Featuring a beautiful collaboration between Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, choral music from Rebecca Dale, and a Belle Chen piece, reworked.
Plus, music from BBC Introducing emerging artists.
To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Soundwaves.
SUN 22:00 Night Tracks (m002b69k)
Eclectic music for after dark
Hannah Peel presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
SUN 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (m00274vp)
Recharge and rest
Fall into a deep sleep with soothing classical music from BBC Introducing artists, paired with weather reports and forecasts from Radio 4’s The Shipping Forecast and gentle field recordings.
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."
MONDAY 26 MAY 2025
MON 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m002b5z6)
Wind down with windmills
Drift away with a mix of windswept sounds and breezy classical music. Immerse yourself in fresh air atop a windmill hill - with composers Bruch, Brahms and Beethoven lulling you towards peaceful slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search Sleep Tracks on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes. To listen on most smart speakers just ask BBC Sounds to play Sleep Tracks.
Produced by Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
MON 06:00 Mindful Mix (m002757k)
Classical melodies for stillness and calm
Embrace moments of stillness with this calming collection of peaceful classical melodies and sounds from the natural world. This mix features soothing piano, strings, and orchestral music, to help you let go of stress and reconnect with your inner sense of calm.
Featuring music from Caroline Shaw, Max Richter, Alexis Ffrench, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frédéric Chopin, and many more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM.
MON 09:00 Classical Unwind (m0028ss0)
Begin your day with uplifting classical music
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring beautiful, and peaceful music from Keiko Abe, Gabriel Fauré, and Felix Mendelssohn, Sian is inspired by a walker as she is out to Take a Breath. And Professor Catherine Loveday joins the show to explore music and nostalgia.
MON 12:00 Piano Focus (m00298rf)
Luminous piano for quiet moments
A serene mix of classical and contemporary piano pieces. American composer Amy Beach captures the quiet awe of nature with her impressionistic portrait of a Hermit Thrush, while Christina Vantzou offers quietly-transcendent tones. Plus there’s English beauties from the likes of William Alwyn and Roger Eno as well as pioneering new work by Jasmine Wood.
Produced by Áine Devaney
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM.
To listen on most smart speakers just say, “ask BBC Sounds to play Piano Focus”
MON 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024qyt)
A soothing mix for classical relaxation
Embrace stillness and sink into the classical sounds of this calming music mix.
Featuring well-known classics from Johann Pachelbel and Edward Elgar, alongside new discoveries by Sarah Class and Valgeir Sigurðsson.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
MON 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m002cq8r)
Escape into the immersive worlds of film and TV soundtracks with Edith Bowman. Featuring current and new releases through to timeless classics.
MON 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m0024qw7)
Find escape and recharge with calming piano and strings
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Rachel Portman, Schubert and Florence Price. We Press Pause with meditation coach Maude Hirst and reveal some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how something as simple as a hot cup of tea can help you de-stress from the pressures of your day.
MON 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001lzgn)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
Music from the heart feat. JFDR
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
For this episode, Ólafur shares music from the heart with a selection of soothing songs related to love. Music is often the way that people express their love for others, whether romantic, platonic or familial, when we don’t have the words to describe it. Ólafur shares heart-shaped tracks from Sandrayati, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou and Kjartan Sveinsson, and reflects on his own relationship with music and the matters of the heart - “every song that I’ve ever made has been for love”.
Plus, the Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist JFDR selects her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. She chooses a track by a friend of hers that transports her to a certain time of her life, that is both meditative and meaningful for her.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
MON 22:00 Night Tracks (m002cbyw)
A meditative moonlight soundtrack
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
MON 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (m002cq8t)
Go on a sleepy voyage with British birdsong and gentle classical music
Take a sleepy voyage of flight across five integral bird habitats: reedbeds, coasts, farmland, woodland, and bogs. This journey features recordings from BBC’s Springwatch team, accompanied by gentle classical and ambient compositions from BBC Introducing artists, as well as excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast, celebrating the season of the dawn chorus and the fledgling nest.
We start our voyage at a feathery margin along the water’s edge, amidst the rustle of swathes of reeds in the reedbed, with the sound of the willow warbler, and bittern. We travel to the cliffs, rocky shores, and shingle beaches of the coast, hearing the calls of the rock pipit, oyster catcher, and Manx shearwaters, along with the beach surf and the sounds of the sea from a clifftop vantage point.
Our voyage turns back inland, to the flower-rich grasslands and green fields of farmlands, where we hear the calls of the owl, chaffinch, and skylarks. We move among the cool shade of gently rustling leaves from oak, ash, hazel, and beech trees in British woodland. We hear the songs of whitethroats and redstarts, as well as the sounds of the song thrush and blackbird. Finally, we journey to the squelchy, muddy wetland bogs and boreal forest habitats, hearing the churring of nightjars, willow warblers, and snipe.
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Produced by Cat Gough
To listen on most smart speakers, just say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast."
TUESDAY 27 MAY 2025
TUE 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m002cq8w)
Drift off with a blend of nature sounds and restful, relaxing classical music. A perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
TUE 06:00 Mindful Mix (m0027bg0)
Classical music for tranquil moments
Escape the stresses of the busy day and unwind with a peaceful selection of classical music. This collection of soothing piano, orchestral, and choral pieces is perfect for moments of stillness and quiet. Featuring flowing harmonies from Rachel Portman, John Rutter, and Morten Lauridsen. And beautiful melodies from George Walker, Margaret Bonds, William Byrd and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
TUE 09:00 Classical Unwind (m002cpt6)
Music to help find your focus and flow.
TUE 12:00 Piano Focus (m0024qvb)
Serene piano music to focus the mind
Boost your motivation and feel inspired during your working day with this serene and dreamy piano mix. Featuring beautiful versions of the classics Air on a G String by J.S. Bach performed by Valentina Lisitsa, Gabriel’s Fauré’s Après un rêve arranged by Percy Grainger performed by Leslie Howard as well as modern classic piano pieces by Poppy Ackroyd and Polly Carter.
Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind MM.
TUE 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024qz0)
Mellow classical music for moments of calm
Soundtrack your day with blissful classical music to soothe you and help you relax.
With warming harmonies by Carl Orff, Hubert Parry, and Kerensa Briggs, plus soft melodies from Claude Debussy, Avril Coleridge-Taylor and Amy Beach to gently soothe your mind and soul.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
TUE 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m0025knm)
Transport yourself away to the music of Star Trek and The Village
Escape into a world of immersive soundtracks with film fanatic Edith Bowman. Featuring The Village by James Newton Howard, Dustin O’Halloran's Lion and The Lightkeepers by Pinar Toprak.
Produced by Lucy Winter
A Granny Eats Wolf Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
TUE 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m0024qws)
Embrace the evening with serene classical music
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Marin Marais, Clara Schumann and Claude Debussy. We Press Pause with yoga and meditation teacher Rod Stryker and reveal some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how reducing exposure to 'blue light' from screens can help improve the quality of your sleep.
TUE 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001m59c)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
Calm sounds for sunsets feat. James Acaster
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
In this episode, Ólafur creates a soothing soundtrack reflective of one of the most inspiring times of day - sunset. His home of Iceland is famous for its eternal darkness during the winter months, but Ólafur prefers to see this as an eternal sunset - when the sun barely rises in the darkest of winter, the whole day is dusk. He plays songs to soundtrack this feeling of eternal sunset, with music from Meredith Monk, Nkeiru Okoye and Oliver Coates.
Plus, Ólafur’s favourite comedian James Acaster selects his sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings him ultimate calm. James picks a track that has brought him calm for nearly twenty years, one that he always returns to for its vivid soundscape of diving guitar lines and evocative electronics. These eventually morph into a forlorn indie song that tells a story of love and nature, while you close your eyes and drift away…
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
TUE 22:00 Night Tracks (m002cc0t)
Music for the darkling hour
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
TUE 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (p0g6t46h)
Slip into a zone of tranquility
Sleep soundly with the Shipping Forecast accompanied by calm music from BBC Introducing.
Produced by Gabriel Francis
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds
To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast”
WEDNESDAY 28 MAY 2025
WED 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m0024qvt)
Wander through the woods
Drift off to a mix of woodland sounds and restful classical music. Doze off to immersive sounds of birds singing, boots crunching and the gentle sound of water flowing - a perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.
Produced by Alice Boyd and Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
WED 06:00 Mindful Mix (m0027bwj)
Float into a world of classical calm
Allow this three hour mix of classical music to transport you to a place of complete calm. Featuring the subtle piano melodies of Alexis Ffrench and Maurice Ravel, the floating vocals from William Henry Harris and Hildegard Von Bingen, and orchestral warmth from Ralph Vaughan Williams and Florence Price.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
WED 09:00 Classical Unwind (m0028s8d)
Settle into your morning with refreshing classical music
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring uplifting and enriching melodies from Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Delius and De Falla. Sian learns to live with a little discomfort while out to Take a Breath, and Professor Catherine Loveday explores how music makes connections between different parts of our brain, and explains how this can affect us.
WED 12:00 Piano Focus (m0024qw1)
Find your flow with gentle piano melodies
Delve into two hours of uninterrupted, soothing piano music, designed to provide the perfect backdrop for you to get in the zone and stay focused. Featuring timeless piano classics alongside new compositions from emerging British composers including William Thomson, Belle Chen and Bràthair.
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind MM.
WED 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024qzx)
Classical melodies to inspire calmness and clarity
A selection of soothing classical harmonies to help you find calm in your day.
With a relaxing selection of music by Antonín Dvořák, Léo Delibes and Samuel Coleridge Taylor, along with performances from VOCES8, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Anna Lapwood.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
WED 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m0025l1b)
Relax with sonic worlds of Wolf Hall and The Big Short
Escape into a world of immersive soundtracks from film and TV with Edith Bowman. With music from Debbie Wiseman's Wolf Hall and The Big Short by Nicholas Britell.
Produced by Lucy Winter
A Granny Eats Wolf Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
WED 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m002cptx)
Welcome in the evening with calm classical music
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Schubert, Helen Jane Long and Mozart. Plus, a chance to Press Pause with Michael James Wong and some essential Wind Down Wisdom from science podcaster Caroline Steel on the benefits of non-sleep deep rest.
To listen on most smart speakers, just ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Wind Down.
WED 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001md8r)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
Music for daydreaming feat. Ibeyi
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another special musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
This week, Ólafur shares a calming selection of music that conjures up the feelings of daydreaming and encourages your mind to wander. Let your imagination run wild with reflective tracks that paint pictures through sound, from Echo Collective and Four Tet to Josin and Akira Kosemura.
Plus, the magical musical sister duo Ibeyi share their sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings them ultimate calm. Lisa-Kaindé picks a track from one of the pair’s favourite albums and musicians, that for them perfectly balances joy and sadness together.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
WED 22:00 Night Tracks (m002cbw9)
Immersive music for late night listening
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
WED 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (m0027jxq)
Drift into sleep
Fall into a deep sleep with help from coastal weather reports from the Shipping Forecast paired with peaceful classical music from BBC Introducing and gentle field recordings of wintry windy weather.
Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds
To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast”
THURSDAY 29 MAY 2025
THU 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m0024qwd)
Shelter from the storm
Drift off to a mix of hypnotic stormy sounds and restful classical music. Doze off to immersive sounds of rain, distant thunder and light winds - a perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.
Produced by Alice Boyd and Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
THU 06:00 Mindful Mix (m0027jn6)
Classical music for deep relaxation
Let soothing harmonies guide you to place of relaxation. This calming mix of classical music features delicate piano works, gentle orchestral movements, and serene choral pieces, to help you unwind and find peace in quiet moments. With music from Hubert Parry, Frédéric Chopin and Emilie Mayer. Plus Eric Whitacre, Marie Awadis, Lucy Walker, and more.
Produced by James C Taylor
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind, MM
THU 09:00 Classical Unwind (m0028v1p)
Destress your morning with inspiring classical melodies
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring gently lilting harmonies from Bach, Tan Dun, and Anne Dudley. Sian finds joy in some cloud spotting whilst out to Take a Breath. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explores whether music makes it easier for us to wait.
THU 12:00 Piano Focus (m002cqc6)
A calming piano soundtrack to help you focus. Boost your productivity with two hours of piano-led classical music to motivate and inspire you.
THU 14:00 Mindful Mix (m0024r08)
Serene classical sounds to help you reset
Take some time to let your mind wander to a place of stillness with this calming classical mix.
Featuring glowing orchestral excellence from Felix Mendelssohn and Joby Talbot, alongside the pensive piano lines of Chiquinha Gonzaga and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
THU 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m0025l0n)
Immerse yourself in the musical worlds of Doctor Foster and Tron.
Escapist music from film and TV with Edith Bowman. Featuring Daft Punk's score for Tron, a moment from Doctor Foster by Frans Bak and music from The Goonies by Dave Grusin.
Produced by Lucy Winter
A Granny Eats Wolf Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
THU 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m0024qxh)
Slow down with a calm classical soundtrack
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Agnes Obel and Mozart. We Press Pause with mindfulness champion Izzy Judd and we discover some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how avoiding sugar at the end of the day can help prepare you for a restful night.
THU 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001mmbm)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
Bedtime stories in sound feat. Rara Sekar
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another special musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
Tonight Ólafur takes musical inspiration from bedtime stories, sharing a relaxing soundtrack of songs and lullabies. To prepare you for the most peaceful night’s sleep possible, he shares soothing sleepy music from Lavinia Meijer, Snorri Hallgrímsson and Erland Cooper.
Plus, the Indonesian singer-songwriter Rara Sekar shares her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. Rara picks a piece of traditional Indonesian music that brings her peace and inspiration, and reflects on how even when music doesn’t sound obviously calming in the moment of listening, the calm can come afterwards.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
THU 22:00 Night Tracks (m002cbzj)
Dissolve into a nocturnal soundworld
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
THU 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (p0jx45r2)
Sleep tight with relaxing sounds
Settle in and sleep tight with relaxing classical and ambient compositions from BBC Introducing artists, alongside field recordings and excerpts from Radio 4’s Shipping Forecast.
To listen on most smart speakers just 'ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast'.
Produced by Cat Gough
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds
FRIDAY 30 MAY 2025
FRI 00:30 Sleep Tracks (m0024qwy)
Ride on the waves
Drift off to a mix of ocean wave sounds and restful classical music. Doze off to immersive sounds of lapping waves, ocean breeze and coastal ambience - a perfect soundtrack to help guide you to a peaceful state of slumber.
Sleep Tracks on BBC Radio 3 Unwind combines soothing classical music and calming nature sounds to help you relax into sleep. Search 'Sleep Tracks' on BBC Sounds to enjoy more episodes.
Produced by Alice Boyd and Joy Nkoyo.
A Peanut & Crumb production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind.
FRI 06:00 Mindful Mix (m0027jxg)
A classical journey into stillness
Allow this three hour classical mix to accompany your journey into deep stillness. Featuring orchestral favourites from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and George Freidrich Handel, alongside calming piano from Amy Beach and H. Leslie Adams and choral arrangements from Douglas Guest and Benjamin Britten.
Produced by Katie Hill
An Overcoat Media Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind. MM
FRI 09:00 Classical Unwind (m0024qv7)
Get set for the day with uplifting music
Calming classical music to help you focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and psychologist Dr Sian Williams.
Featuring uplifting and enriching melodies from Rachmaninov, Florence Price, and Frederick Delius, this episode explores the joy of getting lost on a countryside walk. Plus, Professor Catherine Loveday explains why some music gives us a shiver down our spines.
FRI 12:00 Piano Focus (m0024qwl)
Enhance your concentration with this peaceful piano mix
Fade out the noise and immerse yourself in this specially crafted mix of soothing piano music to aid concentration. Featuring new music from British composers like Luke Faulkner and Eamon Watt, alongside timeless piano classics from Claude Debussy, Florence Price and Mel Bonis.
A Reduced Listening Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind MM.
FRI 14:00 Mindful Mix (m002cqgc)
Capture a moment to yourself with stress-busting classical.
FRI 17:00 Cinematic Soundtracks (m0025tqh)
Rewind and restore yourself with music from Gladiator and The Critic.
Escape into a world of relaxing scores with Edith Bowman. Featuring music from The Critic by Craig Armstrong, Julia Newman's Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and Siddhartha Kholsa's soundtrack to the TV series, Only Murders In The Building.
Produced by Lucy Winter
A Granny Eats Wolf Production for BBC Radio 3 Unwind
FRI 18:00 Classical Wind Down (m0024qy1)
Let go of the day with peaceful classical music
Three hours of calming classical music to help you release the stresses of the day, recharge and prepare to rest - presented by Irish musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin.
This episode features a rich blend of music from the likes of Philip Glass, Keaton Henson and Johannes Brahms. We Press Pause with meditation coach Maude Hirst and Caroline Steel reveals some essential Wind Down Wisdom on how a simple activity like doing a jigsaw can help you release stress.
FRI 21:00 Ultimate Calm (m001mvdp)
Ólafur Arnalds: Series 2
A Summer Solstice soundtrack feat. AURORA
Join Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds for another unique musical adventure to seek out that all too elusive feeling of calm.
This week Ólafur marks midsummer - or Jónsmessa - with a soundtrack of calming sun-filled songs to celebrate the summer solstice. Ólafur reflects on some of the Icelandic traditions of this time of year that he enjoys, and shares a selection of warming music inspired by the midnight sun from the likes of Max Richter, Lara Somogyi and Vanbur.
Plus, the Norwegian musician AURORA shares her sonic safe haven - the piece of music that brings her ultimate calm. She picks a track that always makes her feel at peace, even when the world feels very busy, with a choice that comes as a nice surprise to Ólafur.
Produced by Katie Callin
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds
FRI 22:00 Night Tracks (m002bh86)
Blissful sounds for after-hours
Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents an adventurous, immersive soundtrack for late-night listening, from classical to contemporary and everything in between.
FRI 23:30 The Sleeping Forecast (p0h0gk4j)
Soothing music for a calm night’s rest
Relax into a peaceful sleep with gentle compositions featured on BBC Introducing, accompanied by the comforting cadence of The Shipping Forecast from Radio 4.
Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds
To listen on most smart speakers just say “ask BBC Sounds to play The Sleeping Forecast”