Episodes

  • 21. All The Other Sleeps
    Nov 25 2023

    So here it is, the last sleep ... well actually not ... it's all the other 7,645 sleeps. Well a nod to them at least. Thanks so much for listening and I hope some of these reflections might have helped you contemplate the beauty and adventure of sleep. What's the best sleep you've ever had?

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    6 mins
  • 20. The Bloody Cat Asleep Again
    Nov 17 2023

    The cat (who I don't get on with) seems to have no trouble sleeping. I’m jealous.

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    11 mins
  • 19. The Sleep You Can’t Have
    Nov 12 2023

    Sleeping in the library, when you know you can't.

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    11 mins
  • 18. A Ghostly Sleep
    Nov 4 2023

    I've never seen a ghost - except maybe once. This is a haunted sleep deep in rural Poland.

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    10 mins
  • 17. Writing Myself To Sleep
    Oct 28 2023

    Insomnia is not always all bad. This one is about the intoxicating creativity of insomnia. Well sort of.

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    9 mins
  • 16. Sleeping Like A Baby
    Oct 21 2023

    The first sleep after a daughter is born.

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    6 mins
  • 15. Sleepful in Midwinter
    Oct 14 2023

    I visited the Arctic to find out about the Norwegian teachers' protest in 1942. It was Midwinter and the snowy days are haunted by darkness and sleep. (If you want to find out more about the protest and the brave action of these teachers, here's a link https://theteachersprotest.com.)

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    9 mins
  • 14. Sleepless in Mid-summer
    Oct 7 2023

    Cycling north through Europe and Scandinavia the days get so long that the nights disappear. Arriving in the Arctic for midsummer's eve I watch the sun never set and the dawn never break.

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    10 mins