Classic BBC Radio Theme ~ Shipping Forecast (Sailing By)
This is “Sailing By” composed by Ronald Binge in 1963, and performed by the Alan Perry/William Gardner Orchestra, and is the version used by the BBC for its late night shipping forecast. Sailing By is played every night on BBC Radio 4 at around 00:45hrs before the late Shipping Forecast. Its tune is repetitive, assisting in its role of serving as a signal for sailors tuning in to be able to easily identify the radio station. It also functions as a buffer — depending on when the final programme before closedown finishes, Sailing By (or part of it) is played as a ‘filler’ as the shipping forecast starts at 00:48hrs precisely. The initial reason for its introduction was because of the indeterminate finish time for the preceding Midnight News, leading to filling music being played until the Shipping Forecast was due to start. Sailing By was added to allow for a clear break between the end of the music and the start of the forecast
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March 22nd, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I’ve listened to this tune hundreds of times and never tire of it.
I thought the tune was very much older than it is. I was guessing it was Edwardian. It conjours up light flickering off the top of small waves perfectly.
March 22nd, 2010 at 8:28 pm
Played this at my grandma’s funeral yesterday. She listened to it every night and loved it. It was perfect. Thanks for posting.
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
found it! finally! now, sweet dreams…..
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:28 pm
I could pop my clogs to this, and go happily!. Thank you for the music……..
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:51 pm
Alexander2010ization wrote,
it feels like that you could drift off to sleep to this.
I have many time as a child back in the UK.
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 pm
@Alexander2010ization I do…every night (or morning) at 12:48am…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz so peacefulzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
March 22nd, 2010 at 11:12 pm
I love this so much! (even tho my musical preference is rock music) – I don’t know why, but it always takes me back to my childhood in the sixties, and to a world of innocence and less hurried times. Beautiful.
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:07 am
it feels like that you could drift off to sleep to this
March 23rd, 2010 at 12:21 am
This brings back some great memories for me. Driving home over the pennines after working at Granada TV as cameraman listening to Radio 4. It came on at roughly the same part of my journey every week back in the early 90s. Great to hear it again…
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:17 am
thank you love this to bits. great just before bed.
March 23rd, 2010 at 1:47 am
is it me or does this allways sound better on 198khz lw than fm?
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:25 am
ahhhhh……sleeepy time……
March 23rd, 2010 at 2:51 am
This reminds me of some good times.
March 23rd, 2010 at 3:45 am
Rising slowly!
March 23rd, 2010 at 4:31 am
My cat thinks it is bedtime now!!
March 23rd, 2010 at 5:10 am
dogger! bad dogger!
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:03 am
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March 23rd, 2010 at 6:44 am
Sublime.
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:29 am
Aahhh yes one can only say Tyne Dogger Fisher German Bight Humber:
Northeast veering east 6 to gale 8, occasionally severe gale 9 in German Bight and Humber at first. Rough or very rough. Occasional sleet or snow. Moderate, occasionally poor, light, occasionally moderate, icing in east Fisher and east German Bight.
March 23rd, 2010 at 7:58 am
@adentom480223 I love Radio 4. I must admit, though, that I find it very “British” and some of the talk radio topics are hard to follow for my American ears and POV
March 23rd, 2010 at 8:28 am
I, too, was mesmerized when I first heard this music. Has the same effect as “Song of India” on me.
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:25 am
They got rid of the UK theme after 33 years… give it time…
March 23rd, 2010 at 10:15 am
Hear, hear!
March 23rd, 2010 at 10:27 am
Radio 4, I would be lost without it…
March 23rd, 2010 at 11:22 am
magical