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Yes. It was always an alarm bell to feed baby!

BACK WHEN PEOPLE RESPECTED, AND WERE PROUD, OF OUR BBC.

Such a shame the resolution is so low...brilliant, absorbing, comforting tune.

The Planet will survive. All is ok - we go through difficult times such as the terrible Second WW when so many people were killed. Thank God for the UK

This is the BBC Home Service…..

In March 1982,i was a resident at the Cardiff bute terrace YMCA and every night - i would listen to the Radio 4's Shipping Forecast theme before I Zzzzz 😴😴😴 and id know that all the sailors were safe journey hearing this...to this day onwards,i still love it to bits ❤️💓

Good Bye Radio 4 Long Wave, you'll be missed.

Hi from Ireland have been a devoted listener of nighttime bbc radio 4 for about five years and when I first heard this piece of music, I felt so emotional and joyful at the same time and just had to Google its name and origin, it is the last thing I hear before nodding off ' thank you Mr Ronald Binge for creating this heavenly piece of music which when I close my eyes conjures up images of cherubs flying through the night - forever in your debt

Cheerio then...(*_*)

The wonderful John Wilson. We are from the same area and background. I’m so delighted at this success and wish him well in his future career.

They played this as we said goodbye to my beautiful nan today she came into the room with this on. Goodbye nan you where amazing

Lundy Fastnet Irish sea........

Enthralling, Captivating, Beautiful. 🙏

Someone should play this to Jim Dale while he lays down in a darkened room. The climate change grifting is making him look really stressed.

Absolutely beautiful

I used to have access to a little cottage in Scotland. This was my cue to go to bed. I cry when thinking of times, and friends past. Please excuse me.

Wonderful

This piece of music makes me ready to go asleep after that i only hear the first bit of the shipping forecast then im asleep .wish it was a longer piece

Played this at Mum's funeral

It’s the 1st piece of music I heard as a child in the mid 60s that made me cry

Ronald Binge invented (I think) the cascading strings effect, where different notes of the melody are held and overlapped by different violins in order to create a reverberant and dreamlike sound. Mantovani also used this effect in his string music. Notably in Charmaine which was featured in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest'

I remember this from 40 years ago as Radio 4 closed for the night. Brilliant piece of music. Obviously much loved by a great many people. Well done Mr. Binge.

Petty, but I prefer the 'classic' BBC Radio 4 version with the melody C# included at 00:52-00:53 to lead it into the Bm harmony.

I used to stay awake every night to listen to it. Guaranteed a good nights sleep.

Imagine this being played in the dry dock of the Cutty Sark. Preceded by Mussorgsky's Night on a bare mountain just to remind you that the sea has many moods.

My darling sister introduced me to this most delightful piece of music. How I think of her whenever I hear it. A wonderful wonderful memory.

I'm old enough that I'm not sure I can explain how I felt as a child any more. A tragedy in itself. On the rare occasions that I was awake at midnight when I was small, I'd wander out onto the landing - my dad always had Radio 4 on as he slept. I'd always hear "Sailing By", and know that all was well in the world, and that it was time to sleep.

The start of this beautiful piece of music ruined because of idiots in the audience laughing .

TMS won't be the same without it...

This song is so sweet, lovely, hopeful. Wedding processional.

I wonder if anybody has attempted adding lyrics. If they ask me to save a record from the waves when they ask me on Desert Island Discs it would have to be Sailing By. Dave Webb.

I was expecting an announcer from Radio 4 to come onto the stage and start reading the shipping forecast!

This is so high fantasy it makes me want to sleep

Thank you for posting this.

Namaste 🙏 thankyou God bless 🙌 all beings and non-beings 😊😅😮😢😂❤

Simply heavenly...

My favourite piece of 20th century music.

Reminds me of feeding my baby 😍😍

So evocative.

It is my Favourite piece of. Music Thank you for this,x

Mrs Bale?

I remember this music years ago. Totally forgotten about it until now. It’s so lovely 👍👍👍

Used in the movie I Daniel Blake

Lovely jubbly 🙏

Blissful ! Totally beautiful and transporting to a region of perfect peace and beauty

An amazing piece. You Brits can be creative when you want to be.🇮🇪😉

Reminds me of the time I was sitting on the deck of a ferry crossing from Spain to England, going to visit my family for christmas after the absence due to the pandemic. The Sun was just going down , kissing the horizon, creating a Magnificent Sunset. Such a great tune to conjure up such a fond memory.

beautiful

I want to sail home to heaven with this beautiful music serenading me all the way

I love this.