Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Shamica Latchman ✍️ Sound design: magical forest birdsong, footsteps 🐦 🥿 Includes mentions of: Magic, Bodies of Water, Children, Summer, Autumn, Walking, Boats, Fantastical Creatures, Fantasy, Literature & Literary History. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's episode is a sequel to "Alice in Dreamland." Alice is a…

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: city ambience, rain on umbrella 🏙️ ☔️ Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Spring, History, Rain, Beverages, Americana. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, travelling back through the decades to the late 1930’s, we’ll accompany a young woman named Ruby as she takes a d…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, crickets 🌌 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Heights, Flying, Outer Space, Walking, Swimming, Insects, Fantastical Creatures, Spa, Fantasy, Sauna, Butterflies. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, continuing our Zodiac series, we will be the companions of Taurus, the s…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: birdsong in snowy forest 🐦‍⬛❄️ Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Walking, Fantastical Creatures, Caves, Travel, Fantasy, Friendship, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Beverages, Animals. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join Hercules for the fourth of his Twelve L…

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: birdsong 🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Bodies of Water, Spring, Walking, History, Bath & Shower, Animals, Architecture, Music, Spa, Travel. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we travel to Istanbul in Turkey to learn all about a marmalade-coloured cat named Mehmet, following …

DescriptionNarrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: crickets, gentle river 🏞️ Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Heights, Boats, Darkness, Science & Nature, Travel, Fish, Spring. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll kayak on the Colorado River, visiting a natural wonder known as the Emerald Cave. And by the evening, we’ll…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Delaney Gibbs ✍️ Sound design: birdsong, breeze 🐦‍⬛🍃 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Insects, Science & Nature. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be diving into the fascinating world of plant science and learning about how different types of seeds move from place to place in order to thrive. 😴 Watch,…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: The French Whisperer (Adapted by Alexandra Turney) ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Boats, History, Fantastical Creatures & Elements, Death, Mythology, Battles, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a story that will take us from the ruins of Troy to the foundation of…

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: interior room tone, birdsong 🏠🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll revisit a family unlike any other, The Pockets, who reside in a dollhouse inside a human home. We’ll meet the family’s most recent addition – a tiny sausage dog named Hercules. 😴 Other episodes from this series: Li…

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: light breeze, calm traffic 🍃🚦 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Mirrors, Spring, Rain, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Beverages, Birds, Rabbits, Fairytale, Fantasy, Literature & Literary History. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join a girl named Emily, …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, crickets 🌌 Includes mentions of: Magic, Heights, Flying, Bodies of Water, Outer Space, Spring, History, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Fantasy, Mythology. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight is the first instalment of twelve stories …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: Spring birdsong 🌻🐦 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Spring, History, Witches, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Religious Traditions, Military History, Rabbits, Americana, Folklore, Literature, Mythology, Parents, Family, Fertility, Easter. Welcome back, sleepyheads. T…

Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦 Writer: Alicia LeVesque ✍️ Sound design: morning birdsong, puppy whimpering 🐦‍⬛🐶 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Spring, Walking. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll tag along with two adventurous friends, Alice and her rescue pup, Quill, who are embarking on a global treasure hunt – a hobby known as “geocaching.…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound design: London park, birdsong, distant traffic oak 🌳🐦‍⬛🚙 Includes mentions of: Food, Spring, Walking, Architecture, Travel, Bus. Welcome back, sleepyheads. We're celebrating World Sleep Day 2024 with this special bonus episode. On a crisp Spring morning, we’ll discover some hidden gems, ex…

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: forest breeze 🌲🍃 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Spring, Gratitude, Animals, Religious Traditions, Science & Nature, Rabbits, Fantastical Elements, Folklore, Mythology, Parents, Family, Fertility, Easter. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be visiting the ancie…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: crackling fire 🔥 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Cats, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Horses, Fantasical Elements, Dreams, Mythology. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Hercules embarks on his third task of the Twelve Labours. This time, he'll search for a mystical deer that be…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Animals, Hunting, Shopping, History, US History, Americana, Nostalgia, Children, Literature & Literary History, Art History, Bears. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll hear the story of that familiar cuddly toy – the teddy bear. For a humble toy…

Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Delaney Gibbs ✍️ Sound design: Spring morning birdsong 🌻🐦‍⬛ Includes mentions of: Food, Spring, Fire, Rain, Insects, Science & Nature, Farming, Birds, Animals, Working, Cats. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll meet Kathy as she spends the day pottering about in her greenhouse, tending to her beloved flowers. …

Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: forest ambience, crackling fireplace 🌲🔥 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Winter, Fire, Walking, Romance, Gratitude, Fantastical Elements, Animals, Ice & Snow, Birds, Fantasy, Family, Wedding. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have the story of a young woman whose natural ki…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: magical chimes, garden birdsong 🎶 🐦‍⬛ Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Nostalgia, Death, Winter, Romance, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Ice & Snow, Fantastical Elements, Grandparents, Fantasy, Worries, Dreams, Wedding, Parents, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonig…

Narrator: Abbe Opher 🇬🇧 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️ Sound design: waves on dock, distant seagulls 🌊⚓️ Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Boat, Swimming, Animals, Science & Nature, Travel, Sharks, Fish. Welcome back, sleepyheads. we’ll be travelling to Queensland, Australia to go snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. As the world’s …

Narrator: Andrew Bond 🇬🇧 Writer: Davenport Strait ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves at night 🌊 🌕 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Walking. Welcome back, sleepyheads. We have a special Tuesday night bonus episode for you! Shortly, you'll take a peaceful walk on a moonlit beach, dipping your toes in the water, running your hands through the sa…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: magical chimes, crickets, light breeze Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Nostalgia, Death, Winter, Romance, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Ice & Snow, Fantastical Elements, Grandparents, Fantasy, Worries, Dreams, Working, Parents, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Toni…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: gentle birdsong, distant waves 🐦 🌊 Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Underwater Scenes, Death, Swimming, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Horses, Darkness, Fantastical Elements, Mythology, Battle Scenes. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join Hercules once again, …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: garden birdsong 🌷🐦‍⬛ Includes mentions of: Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Death, Winter, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Ice & Snow, Fantastical Elements, Grandparents, Fairytale, Fantasy, Worries, Literature & Literary History, Parents, Family, Sadness, Work. Welcome back, …

Narrator: TK Kellman 🇺🇸 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️ Sound design: car driving, distant birdsong, crickets 🚗🐦🌾 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Cooking, Walking, Romance, Gratitude, Animals, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join Robert and Lisa, a recently retired couple, as they spend their days fishing, birdwatching, and loungi…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound design: light rain, wind chimes 🌧️🎐 Includes mentions of: Heights, Flying, Bodies of Water, Outer Space, Children, Underwater Scenes, Rain, Fantastical Creatures, Lunar New Year, Fantastical Elements. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Across Asia and around the world, people are once again comi…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: larks birdsong, soft breeze 🐦🍃 Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Winter, Fire, Walking, History, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Grandparents, Folklore, Mythology, Parents, Family, Dolls, Wolves. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to a small village i…

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Mersiha Bruncevic ✍️ Sound design: morning city ambience 🏙️ Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Heights, Children, Cooking, Winter, History, Ice & Snow. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel to 1960s London, where Lucy, her Nanny, and her cat Mittens experienced a wonderful snowy day. It was a day …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌌 Includes mentions of: Food, Travel, Winter, Beverages. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll continue our stay at the ryokan, as we sample the delights of a multi-course dinner. This will be followed by a stroll around the garden and a restful night’s sleep on a comfy futon.…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: snowy forest ambience ❄️🌲 Includes mentions of: Food, Winter, Swimming, Ice & Snow, Spa, Beverages, Travel, Bath & Shower. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel to beautiful Japan, and explore the delights of a traditional inn. Ryokan are famed throughout the country for their h…

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Simon Mattacks ✍️ Sound design: light rain, car driving on wet road 🌧️ 🚘 Welcome back, sleepyheads. On the 25th of January every year, people get together to hold suppers to honour Burns Night. This is a celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burns. We'll enjoy some of these festivities and traditions tonight. …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: crackling fireplace 🔥 Includes mentions of: Food, Children, Nostalgia, Winter, Fire, History, Gratitude, Ice & Snow, US History, Americana, Work, Parents, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll pay a fascinating visit to 19th-century New England, USA. It’s the sparkling f…

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: snowfall, gustry wind ❄️💨 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Cats, Children, Cooking, Winter, Fire, Beverages, Ice & Snow, Birds, Humour, Parents. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll follow along as Auggie the cat experiences the unusual household activities that come with an…

Narrator: Abbe Opher 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: gentle birdsong 🐦 Includes mentions of: Magic, Mirrors, Enclosed Spaces, Fantastical Creatures, Religious Traditions, Folklore. Welcome back, sleepyheads. From celestial chariots to powerful deities, the sun has inspired countless stories in cultures across the world. As you drift of…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Food, Walking, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Horses, Fantastical Elements, Mythology, Battle. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight’s story is the first episode in a 12-part series - the 12 Labours of Hercules. This evening, we’ll get to know our her…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves, sea breeze 🌊 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Science & Nature, History, Travel, Summer, Boats, Animals, Ice & Snow, Birds. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll follow in the footsteps of historic pioneers, to a land of ice sheets and stunning white mountains. We’ll…

Narrator: Elizabeth Grace 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: blustery wind 💨 Includes mentions of: Food, Cooking, Alcohol, Winter. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a soothing story about a woman named Magali preparing a traditional winter’s meal from the Provence region of southern France. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Sound design: crackling bonfire Includes mentions of: Fire, Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, New Year's, Gratitude, Darkness, Mindfulness. Wishing a Happy New Year to all of our wonderful listeners! 🎆 Tonight's meditation is designed to help you process and release the past year and plant new seeds of …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: bell tower chimes, cheerful crowd ambience 🔔🥂 Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Winter, History, New Year's. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll take a journey back in time and learn all about the origins of a classic New Year’s tradition - the Times Square ball drop - from the…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Christa Adams ✍️ Sound design: footsteps in snow 🥾 Includes mentions of: Food, Winter, Fire, Walking, Animals, Beverages, Ice & Snow, Ice Skating, Science & Nature, Rabbits. Merry Christmas, sleepyheads! Tonight's befittingly wintry tale takes us on a pleasant wander through a snowy forest, where a treehouse cafe w…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: evening city ambience, jingle bells 🌃🔔 Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Magic, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Train, Winter, Ice & Snow, Fantastical Elements. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Ellie finds herself an honoured guest in a truly magical Christmas village. Even as an…

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: valley stream 🏞️ Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Winter, Fire, Enclosed Spaces, History, Fantastical Creatures, Darkness, Dancing, Folklore, Fantasy, Yule, Music. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we journey to the Boyne Valley in County Meath, Ireland. It is a special …

Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound design: wintry storm 🌨️ Welcome back, sleepyheads. We have a special, festive treat for you tonight! We're re-releasing one of our first-ever Christmas episodes from the Get Sleepy archives, where we’ll take a trip to a very cold, but very special village where toy trains come to life. 😴…

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: calm town ambience, footsteps on cobbles 🏘️ 👞 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Christmas, Winter, Beverages, Alcohol, Travel, Religious Traditions. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we're bringing some extra festivity to your dreams, with a cosy stroll through a …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jillian Bedell ✍️ Sound design: ticking clock, distant waves 🕰️ 🌊 Includes mentions of: Friendship, Food, Christmas, Winter, Seafood, Fishing, Animals, Forest at Night. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll join a lady called Mara as she enjoys an evening of cosiness and tradition in her coastal town. 😴 Watch, …

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: distant city ambience, light snowfall 🌃 ❄️ Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Winter, History, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Architecture, Ice & Snow, US History, Travel, Shakespeare, Fantastical Elements, Fantasy, Literature & Literary History, Dreams. Welcome back, slee…

Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️ Sound design: wintry breeze, snowfall ❄️ Includes mentions of: Food, Fantastical Elements, Friendship, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Winter, Cooking, Children. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be hearing a sleepy Chanukah story in which a family’s fortunes change after they receive a visit…

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: crackling fireplace 🔥🪵 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Winter, Fire, Ice & Snow, Fantastical Elements, Folklore, Fantasy. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's episode is a story within a story. A mother tells her young daughter a mythical tale about why every s…

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound design: thunderstorm ⛈️ Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Baking, Cooking, Flooding, Thunderstorm, Darkness, Autumn, Friendship. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be returning to Lily's bakery for our seventh visit to this now-familiar place. Stormy weather is in the forecas…