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BBC Radio 3 Unwind
BBC Radio 3 Unwind is a British digital radio station, owned and operated by the BBC and run as a spin-off from BBC Radio 3. Launched in 2024, the station plays a wide range of wellbeing and meditation focussed classical music both familiar and new, intertwined with voices and soundscapes.
The station broadcasts on BBC Sounds and was fully launched on DAB+ digital radio on 11 September 2025.
Reports in 2019 indicated that the BBC was considering launching 'spin-off stations' of its stations to gain more listeners. The first of these was Radio 1 Dance, confirmed by Jonathan Wall, controller of BBC Sounds, in February 2020.
This first 'stream' launched in October 2020. A further music stream launched on BBC Sounds in April 2021, Radio 1 Relax. Radio 1 Relax closed on 24 July 2024.
In February 2024, the BBC announced plans to launch three new spin-offs, pending public consultation and regulatory approval: one from Radio 1 for “music from the 2000s and 2010s, catering to the appetite from young audiences for recent nostalgia”; one from Radio 2, with “a distinctive take on pop nostalgia’ from the 50s, 60s and 70s”; and one from Radio 3 for “calming classical music”. In addition, Radio 1 Dance would launch on DAB expanded programming.
In September 2024, the BBC confirmed the launch of Radio 3 Unwind, alongside Radio 1's Anthems spin-off.
In April 2025, Ofcom indicated provisional approval for the plans to launch Radio 3 Unwind on DAB+.
Original musical idents were composed and produced by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios, providing a distinct sonic identity for the station, with Voiceovers provided by Lenora Crichlow and Ben Arogundade.
BBC Radio 3 Unwind
BBC Radio 3 Unwind is a British digital radio station, owned and operated by the BBC and run as a spin-off from BBC Radio 3. Launched in 2024, the station plays a wide range of wellbeing and meditation focussed classical music both familiar and new, intertwined with voices and soundscapes.
The station broadcasts on BBC Sounds and was fully launched on DAB+ digital radio on 11 September 2025.
Reports in 2019 indicated that the BBC was considering launching 'spin-off stations' of its stations to gain more listeners. The first of these was Radio 1 Dance, confirmed by Jonathan Wall, controller of BBC Sounds, in February 2020.
This first 'stream' launched in October 2020. A further music stream launched on BBC Sounds in April 2021, Radio 1 Relax. Radio 1 Relax closed on 24 July 2024.
In February 2024, the BBC announced plans to launch three new spin-offs, pending public consultation and regulatory approval: one from Radio 1 for “music from the 2000s and 2010s, catering to the appetite from young audiences for recent nostalgia”; one from Radio 2, with “a distinctive take on pop nostalgia’ from the 50s, 60s and 70s”; and one from Radio 3 for “calming classical music”. In addition, Radio 1 Dance would launch on DAB expanded programming.
In September 2024, the BBC confirmed the launch of Radio 3 Unwind, alongside Radio 1's Anthems spin-off.
In April 2025, Ofcom indicated provisional approval for the plans to launch Radio 3 Unwind on DAB+.
Original musical idents were composed and produced by Benbrick and recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios, providing a distinct sonic identity for the station, with Voiceovers provided by Lenora Crichlow and Ben Arogundade.