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 clo
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