Sailing By

Soul Music by BBC

Jan 1, 202527:48Society & Culture

Written in 1963, 'Sailing By' by Ronald Binge was chosen by the BBC as the musical interlude to be played every night before the Shipping Forecast. These are the stories of some of the people for whom this piece has a po...

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