Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories
Get Sleepy is the #1 sleep podcast that helps you relax and fall asleep with unique sleep stories and meditations. Each episode is designed to calm the mind and relax the body, making it easier to drift off to sleep. The podcast offers a premium membership for ad-free listening and bonus episodes.
Episodes
Light Switch Meditation for Sleep (Encore)
Writer & Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll invite you to progressively relax your body, imagining that there’s a light switch for each area. 😴
First released: June 15th, 2020.
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The Wonderful Magic Lantern Show
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: countryside ambience, crickets, birds 🌾🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be making a journey back to the late 19th century to experience entertainment before the advent of films. In this time, many folks were wowed by travelling lantern showmen. 😴
Includes mentions of: Americana, Children, Family, P
A Springtime Trip to the Cape Winelands
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Dominique Binns ✍️
Sound effects: South African valley ambience 🇿🇦 ⛰️ 🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be taking a relaxing trip to the Cape Winelands – an area famed for its lush and aesthetic vineyards. Joining you on your gentle adventure is Poppy, a sweet black lab you’re dog-sitting for a few days. 😴
Includes mentions of: Wine, Food, Al
A Dreamy Day with Cleopatra
Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧
Writer: Jo Steer ✍️
Sound effects: quiet desert ambience 🌵
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we join Queen Cleopatra in her palace in Alexandria. Ruling over 2000 years ago, she was a woman ahead of her time. 😴
Includes mentions of: History, Ancient History, Cats, Religious Traditions, Food.
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Star Tours #5: Andromeda
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: city ambience, passing traffic, voices 🚕🗣️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we venture to see the constellation of Andromeda – one of the only constellations that can be seen in both the northern and southern hemispheres. 😴
Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Space Travel, Mythology, Myths & Legends, History, Archaeology
Hunting for Orchids (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️
Sound effects: ocean waves, thunder & rain 🌊 ⛈️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be travelling deep into the heart of some of Hawaii's most remote rainforests in search of a beautiful flower. 😴
First released: May 18th, 2020
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A Sleepy Evening at a Seaside Amusement Park
Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound effects: palm trees in the breeze, distant waves 🌴 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll wander around and soak up simple, timeless joys in an amusement park, taking in the cheerful sights and sounds of a happy summer evening. 😴
Includes mentions of: Food, Summer.
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A Puzzling Portrait in the Peacock House (Peacock House #5)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: trickling water fountain ⛲️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in our fifth visit to this mysterious house, you’ll venture upstairs, and explore the bedrooms at leisure. In another room, you’ll find a rather puzzling portrait – a painting that seems to be a clue. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mystery, Birds, Enclosed Space
An Evening at the Funfair (The Tiny Family #6)
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: morning birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll rejoin the much-loved Pocket family. They’re heading to the tiny funfair – an amusement park built for people just like them. 😴
Includes mentions of: Dogs, Children, Family, Parents, Amusement Park Rides, Food.
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Star Tours #4: The Dark Llamas
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: crickets in the mountains ⛰️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, after exploring the Peruvian city of Cusco, we’ll travel into space and learn about an unusual constellation, sometimes referred to as a “dark constellation.” 😴
Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Space Travel, Mythology, Myths & Legends, Beverages, Fantastic
The Odyssey: Full Series (Bonus)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: mountain winds ⛰️ 🌬️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, with several hours of storytelling rolled into one, let us keep you company with our sleepy retelling of this epic tale as we follow Odysseus on his adventures. 😴
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Part of the Hive (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Angelica Esquivel ✍️
Sound effects: meadow ambience 🐝 🌺 🍃
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story first came out in the summer of 2020. It's about the life of a worker bee named Bella and her adventures in the beehive she calls home. 😴
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Sleepy Affirmations for Grounding
Writer & Narrator: Nicky Branagh-Schmidt 🇬🇧
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Nicky will guide you through a series of grounding affirmations to help you feel steady, supported, and at ease as you drift toward sleep. 😴
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The Odyssey: Part 9 - Penelope
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: crackling fire, echoing footsteps 🔥👣
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the final episode of our dreamy retelling, we’ll join Odysseus as he takes back his palace and reveals himself to his wife, Penelope, who’s been patiently awaiting his return all these years. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Li
The Dawn Palace and the Magical Garden
Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧
Writer: Mersiha Bruncevic ✍️
Sound effects: calm birdsong, crickets 🐦 🌾
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll visit a palace in India with Priyanka and Ruby. They'll share in the mysterious past and enchanted present of a place like no other. 😴
Includes mentions of: Fairytale, Fantastical Elements, Magic, Religious Traditions, Family.
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Star Tours #3: Pegasus
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: crickets at night 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's adventure commences in Athens, Greece. From there, we'll fly to the stars and learn all about the constellation of the winged horse – Pegasus. 😴
Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Space Travel, Mythology, Myths & Legends, Food, Beverages, Fantastical Elements, Fantas
The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane - Mansfield Park, Part 1 of 36
In the first episode of a brand-new show from Slumber Studios, Elizabeth reads chapters 1 and 2 of Mansfield Park, first published in 1814. 📖 😴
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The Myth of Maui (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Diana Avram-Anghel ✍️
Sound effects: sea waves 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's encore episode takes us to the beautiful Hawaiian islands, where we'll join Kai, a young boy, who learns about his home and ancestors through the legendary stories of Maui. 😴
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The True Story of the Baby Hippo and the Tortoise
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound effects: flowing river, Kenyan birdsong, crickets 🌊🦜🌴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is a special one all about the true friendship that developed between a lost baby hippopotamus and an elderly giant tortoise. 😴
Includes mentions of: Animals, Lost & Found, Family, Science & Nature.
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The Creation of the Nine Worlds (Norse Myths #8)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Norse mythology encompasses many worlds and races of creatures. But how did this come to be? Where did the universe begin for these ancient peoples? Tonight, we'll discover the creation myth. 😴
Includes mentions of: Religious Traditions, Fantastical Creatures, Fantastical Elements, Mythology, Void.
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Dreaming with Diego Rivera
Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸
Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️
Sound effects: gentle birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be taking a journey through a work by Diego Rivera. It’s an epic mural called Pan American Unity. 😴
Includes mentions of: Art, History, Religious Traditions, US History, War.
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Star Tours #2: The Big Dipper
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: countryside at night, crickets 🌾🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be travelling to South Korea to visit an ancient astronomy tower. From there, we’ll continue our journey on a spaceship and discover the story of the Big Dipper, also known as the Plough. 😴
Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Space Travel, Mythology
The Cave of Sleep (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Diana Avram-Anghel ✍️
Sound effects: sea waves 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we replay an episode from May 2020 in which we follow a woman whose love for Greek mythology leads her to the god of sleep himself. 😴
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Auggie and Meatball Host a Sleepover (Auggie #7)
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: heavy rain on window 🌧️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll hear how Auggie and Meatball handle a children’s sleepover. As they oversee proceedings, there will be lots of little guests, many snacks, and just a few games and cuddles.😴
Includes mentions of: Cats, Food, Children, Parents.
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A Dreamy Dinner on Maple Street
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: birds, distant traffic 🐦🚕
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in a follow-up to 'A Dreamy Day of Good Deeds' from late September 2025, we’re going to revisit those lovely people where many of them live, on Maple Street. This time, they’ll be working together to stage a festive outdoor dinner on a beautiful summer evenin
A Magical Visit to the Home of the Gnomes
Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Sound effects: crackling fire 🔥
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will venture into the world of Gnomes and embark on a magical, cosy adventure. 😴
Includes mentions of: Fantastical Elements, Fantastical Creatures, Beverages, Food, Enclosed Spaces, Rabbits, Community.
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Star Tours #1: Al Lul
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: spaceship interior 🚀
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be boarding the Interstellar spaceship for a trip to the stars. In this new series, we’ll visit a different constellation every night and learn about the mythological tales behind the stars. 😴
Includes mentions of: Outer Space, Space Travel, Mythology, Myths
The Bremen Bedtime Musicians (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️
Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we dust off a lovely fairytale from our 2020 archives. It's about four famous musicians, all of whom are animals. Their dreamy music lulls even the most restless soul to sleep. 😴
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A Body Scan Meditation for Sleep
Writer & Narrator: Nicky Branagh-Schmidt 🇬🇧
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's meditation is a slow invitation for every single part of you to rest; to soften; to welcome in sleep. 😴
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A Luxury Train Ride Across India
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Jo Steer ✍️
Sound effects: train in motion 🚊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll head to Agra, in India, and visit the famous Taj Mahal. Then we’ll return to the comfort of our luxury train, where we’re as pampered like a Maharaja. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, Train, Architecture, Religious Traditions, Beverages, Food.
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A Starry Night in Ancient Petra
Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧
Writer: Angela Wood ✍️
Sound effects: port ambience ⚓️🛥️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back over a thousand years to discover the ancient city of Raqmu, known today as Petra. We'll learn about the architectural sites, cuisine and culture before settling down to sleep. 😴
Includes mentions of: Time Travel, Travel, History, Architecture,
A Sleepy Day at the Roman Baths
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: footsteps on dusty road, passing horse, distant river 👣🐴 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be travelling back in time almost 2,000 years. We’re visiting the Roman baths in what is now the city of Bath, England. 😴
Includes mentions of: Time Travel, Ancient History, Spa, Massage, Swimming, Religious Traditions.
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The Stars of Tekapo (Encore)
Writer & Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's episode was first heard on Get Sleepy in 2019, just a few weeks after the show launched. Based on Tom's trip to New Zealand in 2018, it focuses on a night spent by Lake Tekapo, when the skies were clear, the stars were bright, and the Milky Way was subtly visible. 😴
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A Dreamy Journey on a Historic Flying Boat
Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧
Writer: Jo Steer ✍️
Sound effects: port ambience ⚓️🛥️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we're going back to the late 1930s to board the luxurious Yankee Clipper – a flying boat that will take us through the skies. 😴
Includes mentions of: Time Travel, History, Flying, Travel, Food, Coffee.
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The Slow Train to Sleepville
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Angela Wood ✍️
Sound effects: countryside train platform 🚊🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re embarking on a relaxing adventure through beautiful landscapes and enchanting scenery on the slow train to Sleepville. 😴
Includes mentions of: Trains, Fantastical Elements, Beverages, Children, Stargazing.
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The Silent Princess
Narrator: Chloe de Burgh 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: garden birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be travelling hundreds of years into the past for a sleepy retelling of an old Turkish fairytale. It’s about a determined young man who goes on a quest to find a silent princess and win her heart. 😴
Includes mentions of: Birds, Family, Marriage, Romance, Cur
The Odyssey: Part 8 - Odysseus at the Palace
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: ship sailing on the sea ⛵️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in our penultimate episode in the series, Odysseus reunites with dear friends and family in Ithaca, but keeps his identity somewhat shrouded for the time being. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Family, Food, Dogs, Religious Traditi
Travels in Hawaii: Parts 1-3 (Bonus)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound effects: floating on the sea 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we visit some of Hawaii's most breathtaking and unique natural wonders in a 3-part compilation episode. 😴
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Brocade of the Moon Palace (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kayla Kurin ✍️
Sound effects: gentle breeze, crickets 💨 🌾
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we bring back another classic episode with a retelling of an old fairytale from Asia, in which a mother and son find their way to an extraordinary palace. 😴
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Flying over the Okavango Delta
Narrator: Marcellus Shepard 🇺🇸
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound effects: morning ambience in Botswana 🌅 🌴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re going to follow Juliet as she soars high above the Okavango Delta in Botswana. She’ll be counting elephants with a team of conservationists. 😴
Includes mentions of: Heights, Flying, Animals, Science & Nature, Travel.
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The Cosy Treehouse in the Forest
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Christa Adams ✍️
Sound effects: forest ambience 🌳🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll visit a unique castle-like treehouse, set amidst lush greenery in a mystical forest. 😴
Includes mentions of: Walking, Little to No Plot, Science & Nature.
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A Peaceful Day at the Dog Park
Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦
Writer: Alicia LeVesque ✍️
Sound effects: dawn birdsong, dog panting 🐦⬛🐶
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will be rejoining Alice and her rescue dog Quill for a slow, peaceful Sunday. 😴
Includes mentions of: Coffee, Dogs, Pets.
Other episodes from this series:
- A Dreamy Day of Geocaching (March 18th, 2024)
- Quill's Barkery (June 30th, 2025)
Þrymr and the Hammer of Thor (Norse Myths #7)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's Norse myth features the story of the goddess Freyja’s false wedding. We'll see the bravery of Thor, the wiliness of Loki, and the ingenuity of Freyja come together to retrieve a precious object. 😴
Includes mentions of: Religious Traditions, Weddings.
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Cora's Perfect Day (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Thomas Jones ✍️
Sound effects: garden birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in a republish of one of our earliest episodes, we'll follow a day in the life of a cherished pet Labrador. 😴
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A Peaceful Summer’s Evening on London’s Canals
Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧
Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️
Sound effects: Camden Market ambience 🌆 🏴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story will guide you through the waterways of London – from Regent’s Canal to the edges of the Thames itself. All the while, you’ll drift towards a peaceful, restorative sleep. 😴
Includes mentions of: City, Bodies of Water, Boat, Summer, Alcoh
The Infinite Loop
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Dee Ahmed ✍️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's episode is something of a hybrid between a plotless story and a meditation. It's sure to lead you into a deep, nourishing night's sleep. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mindfulness, Little to No Plot.
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A Quiet Morning at the Historic Manor House
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧
Writer: Sara Williams ✍️
Sound effects: dawn birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re going to join Zola as she heads to work in a historic manor house, nestled deep in the English countryside. 😴
Includes mentions of: Summer, Morning, Cats, Driving, Work, Routine, Cleaning, Food, Beverages.
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The Farmer’s Market by the Mountain Cabin
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Christa Adams ✍️
Sound effects: birdsong and breezes outside the window 🐦 🌬️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we rejoin Sara for our ninth instalment from this series. The sun is out, the vegetables are ripe, and Sara is on her way to a local farmer’s market to do some shopping. 😴
Includes mentions of: Friendship, Summer, Shopping, Beverages, Food, D
Daria's Daydream (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️
Sound effects: rainy city ambience 🌧️ 🏙️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, taken from the archives of late 2020, we’ll follow a girl named Daria into a magical daydream on a rainy morning. 😴
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A Relaxing Camel Ride to the Siwa Oasis (Egypt #2)
Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound effects: African birdsong, desert breeze 🦜🌴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be journeying to a vast desert in western Egypt. There, we’ll visit the peaceful sanctuary of the Siwa Oasis. This urban oasis is an ancient, atmospheric place, known for its healing springs. 😴
Includes mentions of: Animals, Travel, Histor
A Dream of the Winter Cabin
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound effects: car on gravel road 🚘
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll head up into the foothills and wait out a winter storm at a charming mountain cabin. With your pyjamas, your favourite book and all the necessary comforts, you’ll be prepared for a restful getaway. 😴
Includes mentions of: Little to No Plot, Winter, Ice & Snow
A Lazy Morning on the Nile River (Egypt #1)
Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound effects: flowing river, distant call to prayer 🌊 🙏
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the first of a two-part story, we’ll be travelling to Egypt, where we’ll enjoy a relaxing ride along the Nile River. 😴
Includes mentions of: Boat, Travel, Bodies of Water, Religious Traditions, History, Food.
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A Secret Chapel in the Peacock House (Peacock House #4)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: trickling water fountain ⛲️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we make a long-anticipated return to the Peacock House, where you'll wander from room to room, making magical discoveries. 😴
Includes mentions of: Birds, Mystery, Balloons.
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The Valley of Steam (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Thomas Jones ✍️
Sound effects: car driving on road 🚗
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we return to one of our earliest episodes - from late 2019. Reykjadalur is a spectacular geothermal valley in Iceland that you can hike through, reaching a point where the natural waters that run through the mountains are the perfect temperature to bathe in. 😴
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A Midsummer Dream in Epping Forest
Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Sound effects: woodland ambience, birdsong 🌳🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be following a lady named Gwen as she explores the secrets of Epping Forest and the legends of fairies that reside there. 😴
Includes mentions of: Summer, Walking, Fantastical Creatures, Food, Family, Grandparents, Nostalgia.
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A Relaxing Journey through Benin City (Nigeria #2)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound effects: distant city hum, crickets 🏙️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we continue our travels in Nigeria, West Africa, as we take a tranquil journey through Benin City and immerse ourselves in its rich culture. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, History, Colonialism, Art, City.
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A Summer Evening at a 1950s Drive-In Movie
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸
Writer: Angela Wood ✍️
Sound effects: car driving on highway 🚙
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, on a balmy summer evening in the late 1950s, we’ll watch the screen from the front seat of a classic Chevrolet, snuggled beneath a cosy blanket. 😴
Includes mentions of: Time Travel, Americana, Driving, Cinema, Summer, Food, Nostalgia, Children.
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A Relaxing Bus Ride through Lagos (Nigeria #1)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound effects: distant busy city, car horns 🏙️ 🚘
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll explore the vibrant city of Lagos, in Nigeria – a place full of wonder, colour, and character. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, Bus, Food, Beverages, Morning, City.
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The Peacock House: Parts 1-3 (Bonus)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: water fountain ⛲️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re bringing together three stories from our series set in The Peacock House. With a combination of intuition, understanding and helpful clues, we’ll wander through this great estate and enjoy all it has to offer. 😴
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The Rainy Day Bakery (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️
Sound effects: rainy morning 🌧️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have our very first Friday night encore episode, where we'll dip into the archives to bring you some of our all-time favourites from past years.
What better way to start than with a return to the original Rainy Day Bakery episode – where we'll meet Lily and frien
Queen Seraphina and the White Doe
Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧
Writer: Mersiha Bruncevic ✍️
Sound effects: birdsong, garden warbler 🐦🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re going on a magical quest with Queen Seraphina and a mysterious white doe. They’ll join forces with the fairies to restore dreams and peaceful sleep to Seraphina’s kingdom. 😴
Includes mentions of: Fairytale, Animals, Fantastical Elements, Fa
The Odyssey: Part 7 - The Return to Ithaca
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, at long last – after 10 years of war, and another 10 years of travelling – Odysseus is about to set foot back on his homeland of Ithaca. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies of Water, Religious
A Relaxing Visit to Brighton Beach in the 1950s
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Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧
Writer: Jo Steer ✍️
Sound design: rolling waves, voices, gulls 🌊🗣️🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll journey back in time for a visit to 1950s Brighton, on the south-east coast of England. We’ll learn all about this historic resort as we explore the town in its heyday. 😴
Includes mentions of: Nostalgia, Bodie
A Dreamy Day at the Wildlife Preserve
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️
Sound design: birdsong, cars on gravel 🐦🚙
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is inspired by a request from a lovely listener. You'll enjoy an accessible visit to a peaceful wildlife preserve, where you can see everything from tropical birds to lions and elephants. 😴
Includes mentions
Ada and the Robot
Narrator: Vanessa Labrie 🇨🇦
Writer: MJ Lyons ✍️
Sound design: garden birdsong 🐦⬛🤖
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be visiting a town on the day of the summer solstice, where a little girl is about to make friends with a gardening robot. 😴
Includes mentions of: Summer, Fantastical Elements, Children, Plants, Robots.
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Freyja and the Prayers of Óttar (Norse Myths #6)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Sound design: meadow ambience, birdsong 🐝 🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re continuing our marvellous Norse mythology series. This time, we'll join Freyja as she embarks on an adventure in the name of a devoted follower. We will get an insight into her world, her duties, and her power. 😴
Includes mentions of: Magic, Divination, An
Across the Pond (Bonus)
Narrators: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 & Heather Foster 🇺🇸
Writers: Jo Steer & Alicia Steffann ✍️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's special bonus story is something a little bit different. It takes the form of an email exchange between two friends – one in the UK, and one in the United States. 😴
Includes mentions of: Friendship, Dogs, Food, Beverages, Halloween, Christmas.
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A Peaceful Summer’s Evening at the Witch’s Cottage
Narrator: Elizabeth Grace 🇬🇧
Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️
Sound design: woodland ambience 🌲🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be visiting Freya the witch in her cottage. It’s a lovely place to spend a summer. 😴
Includes mentions of: Witches, Magic, Fantasy, Cats, Beverages, Food, Summer.
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A Relaxing Visit to Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii #3)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound design: rainforest ambience 🦜🌴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the last of our three-part series, we’ll travel to the lush rainforest in Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, History, Science & Nature, Walking.
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Lizzy’s Dreamy Summer in 1970s Athens
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Jo Steer ✍️
Sound design: morning birdsong, distant waves, distant traffic 🐦 🌊 🏍️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re travelling to Greece in the late 1970s, where Lizzy and her friends are enjoying the summer of a lifetime. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, Nostalgia, Summer, Beach, Swimming, Food, City, Coffee, Friendship.
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A Relaxing Visit to the Place of Refuge (Hawaii #2)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound design: waves crashing on the shore 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the second of three stories, we’ll explore an early Hawaiian royal area and sacred grounds, which are now a U.S. National Historical Park. 😴
Includes mentions of: Travel, History, Science & Nature, Religious Traditions, Archaeology, Walking.
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The Odyssey: Part 6 - The Sun God’s Cattle
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️
Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Odysseus recounts more adventures, including encounters with the Sirens, the monsters Scylla and Charybdis, and the fateful incident with the Sun God’s cattle. 😴
Includes mentions of: Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies of Water, Underworld, Death, Ghosts, Fantastic
A Relaxing Visit to a Hawaiian Coral Reef (Hawaii #1)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Laila Weir ✍️
Sound design: floating on the sea 🌊
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll begin a three-part journey to a few of Hawaii’s natural wonders, first travelling to the beautiful world of coral reefs. We’ll be plunging into the cool waters just offshore to snorkel around and observe all the magical creatures there. 😴
Includes mentions of: Animals,
Thor and the Cauldron of Hymir (Norse Myths #5)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️
Sound effects: crickets 🌾
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will accompany Thor on a legendary fishing trip where he catches more than just a few fish. We will let the god of thunder do the heavy lifting whilst we relax and fall asleep. 😴
Includes mentions of: Fish, Fishing, Friendship, Underwater Scenes, Fantastical Creatures, Fantast
The Butterworths and the Magic Swing
Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧Writer: Shauna-Marie Henry ✍️Sound effects: cheerful birdsong 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be travelling to distant lands with twin brothers Richard and Henry, and their magical swing. 😴
Includes mentions of: Children, Parents, Siblings, Family, Fantastical Elements, Magic, Food.
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A Peaceful Evening in the Moroccan Countryside (Morocco #2)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound design: cicadas, evening birdsong 🌅 🐦⬛
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re returning to Morocco for another relaxing adventure to conclude our two-part journey. This time, we’re visiting a geological wonder – a rock formation known as Imi n’Ifri Natural Bridge. 😴
Includes mentions of: Walking, Hiking, Beverages, Heights.
A Dreamy Hike to the Akchour Waterfalls (Morocco #1)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Kathleen Fowlds ✍️
Sound design: African birdsong 🦜🌴
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll embark on the first of a two-part journey exploring some of Morocco’s natural wonders. We begin in the Rif Mountains in northern Morocco. Nestled in these mountains is a hidden gem – the Akchour waterfalls. 😴
Includes mentions of: Walking, Hiking, Bodies of Wate
A Rainy Afternoon with the First Ladies’ Dresses
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound design: busy city street, heavy rain 🏙️ 🌧️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we're in Washington D.C. with a history teacher named Natalie. She'll be exploring the Museum of American History, and in particular, its collection of gowns worn by historical First Ladies. 😴
Includes mentions of: US History, Fashion, Gender, Roaring Twenti
A Dreamy Day on an Italian Lake
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Laila Weir ✍️Sound design: ferry travelling on lake ⛴️
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll join a traveller named Amelia as she spends the day exploring a gorgeous lake in the north of Italy. 😴
Includes mentions of: Boat, Bodies of Water, Travel, Swimming, History.
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The Odyssey: Part 5 - Circe
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️Sound effects: crickets 🌌
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, Odysseus tells more tales of his travels across the seas. We’ll find out how he became the guest of an enchantress named Circe… and how his journey took him all the way to the underworld. 😴
Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Animals, Mythology, Literature & Literary History, Bodies
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