Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: sea waves 🌊 Includes mentions of: Boat, Mythology, Forest at Night, Darkness, Fantastical Elements, Worries.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. It's time to join Hercules again as he begins his ninth quest. In this adaptation of the myth known as "The Belt of Hippolyta," Hercules’ aim is to somehow get the queen's leather belt, but idea...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: mountain forest ambience ⛰️ Includes mentions of: Autumn, Walking, History, Religious Traditions, Art History, Architecture, Music, Travel, Folklore, Literature & Literary History.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Following on from last week's story, set at Schloss Neuschwanstein, tonight Anke visits its magnificent neighbour, Hohenschwangau C...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: birdsong, leafy breeze 🐦‍⬛🍃  Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Spring, History, Birthdays, Fashion, Friendship, Driving, Car, Alcohol.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re heading back in time to 1920s London, where we’ll meet Hattie. She’s celebrating her birthday with afternoon tea in a very grand hotel. 😴 Watch, listen...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: mountain forest ambience ⛰️  Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Bodies of Water, Death, Car, Autumn, Walking, History, Religious Traditions, Art History, Architecture, Birds, Driving, Music, Travel, Literature & Literary History.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the first of a four-part series, we'll visit a special and historic...

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: quiet town square ambience, footsteps, distant waves 🐦👞🌊   Includes mentions of: Food, Cats, Bodies of Water, Summer, Walking, History, Travel, Beverages.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be strolling through a quiet seaside town in Bulgaria, exploring the wonders of the Black Sea coast. 😴 Watch, listen and comment o...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: roller coaster, theme park ambience 🎢🎠  Includes mentions of: Heights, Train, Carnival. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be exploring the origins of one of the world’s favorite forms of entertainment – roller coasters. Though the story will make some reference to the speed and thrill of roller coasters, we’ve adapted it to su...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, mountain valley ambience 🌌 ⛰️  Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Cooking, Summer, Autumn, Music, Fantastical Elements, Art, Inspiration, Creativity, Beverages.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we come to the sixth star sign in our series of stories about the characters of the zodiac spending a day in t...

Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves 🌊  Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Swimming, Animals, Birds, Science & Nature, Travel, Family.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be joining Johari in Florida, where she enjoys a relaxing walk along the beach in search of beautiful seashells. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, crickets 🍃  Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Mirrors, Death, Autumn, Winter, Romance, Fantastical Creatures, Fairytale, Fantasy, Friendship, Worries, Parents, Family, Uncertainty, Pregnancy.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we bring you another classic fairytale, adapted and tweaked into our usual, sl...

Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound design: garden birdsong 🐦‍⬛  Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Summer, Gratitude, Cows, Mindfulness, Bicycle, Farming.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be going on a gentle summertime adventure through the British countryside on an old-fashioned bicycle. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleep...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: city hum, birdsong 🏙️🐦  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight we've stitched together four sweet, sleepy stories into one long-length episode. We think you're going to love it! 😴 A Sleepy Day in the Life of a London Mouse (5:20) A Sleepy Day in the Life of a Paris Sparrow (40:05) A Sleepy Day in the Life of an Istanbul Cat (1:06:25...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Shady Grove Oliver ✍️ Sound design: light rain on window, gentle birdsong 🌧️🐦  Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Friendship, Baking, Worries, Work, Rain, Gratitude, Change.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. It's a special one tonight, as we celebrate episode 500 of Get Sleepy! To mark the occasion, we'll return to Lily's cosy bakery, where some familiar friends co...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: gentle waves, crickets 🌊🌾  Includes mentions of: Alcohol, Wine, Forest at Night, Mythology, Animals, Horses.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, it's time for Hercules' eighth labour, as he goes in search of some special horses. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, morning birdsong 🍃🐦‍⬛  Includes mentions of: Food, Cooking Summer, Walking, History, Animals, Art, Architecture, Travel.   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is the fourth installment in our unique day in the life of city animals series. This time, we're in the Italian capital of Rome, where we find a swee...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: old city ambience, church bells, horse trotting 🔔🐴 Includes mentions of: Magic, Children, Summer, Fantastical Creatures, Forest at Night, Humour, Fairytale, Fantasy, Literature & Literary History, Dreams, Parents, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we travel back to the 1500s – to Elizabethan London – where we will accom...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: amusement park ambience, excitable screams 🎠☀️  Includes mentions of: History, US History, Americana, Circus, Carnival.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we take a deep dive into the origin of one of the world’s favourite forms of outdoor entertainment – amusement parks. We’ll look into how they got started and how they’ve developed...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: cosmic drone, crickets 🌌  Includes mentions of: Summer, Fantastical Creatures, Religious Traditions, Fantasy, Mythology. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we continue our unique zodiac series, accompanying Leo as he prepares for the opening night of a new play and spends a blissful evening in the spotlight. 😴 Watch, listen, and...

Narrator: Jessika Downes-Gössl 🇬🇧 Writer: Divya Tiwari ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves 🌊  Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Children, Summer, Gratitude, Pregnancy, Folklore, Fairytale, Fantasy.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we have a sleepy retelling of the tale of a young woman with long, beautiful hair - Rapunzel. This version takes place in India, in a peaceful...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: flowing river, light breeze, birds 🌊🍃🐦   Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Children, Cooking, Summer, Walking, Time Travel, History, Gratitude, Religious Traditions, Architecture, Sports, Beverages, Wine.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll visit Olympia, in the 8th century BCE, and learn all about this historic compe...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Chase Doan ✍️ Sound design: spaceship sounds, digital beeps 🚀  Includes mentions of: Food, Heights, Flying, Bodies of Water, Outer Space, Car, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Driving, Darkness, Science & Nature, Travel, Americana, Sci-Fi, Safety, Friendship, Wine.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll go on an epic adventure alongside Nova, a being from an...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alexandra Turney ✍️ Sound design: ship at sea ⛵️🌊  Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Outer Space, Children, Boats, Gratitude, Fantastical Creatures, Animals, Travel, Literature & Literary History, Mythology, Battle Scenes. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll follow Hercules on his seventh quest - capturing a legendary bull. 😴 Watch, listen, and...

Narrator: Chloe De Burgh 🇬🇧 Writer: Frankie Regalia ✍️ Sound design: birdsong, park ambience 🐦‍⬛🌳 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Outer Space, Children, Cooking, Summer, Fire, Enclosed Spaces, Walking, Fantastical Creatures, Travel, Fantasy, Carnival, Mystery.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will accompany Robin as she walks through her familiar local park in Glasgow… and stumbles up...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️ Includes mentions of: Rain, Fire, Walking, Science & Nature, Mindfulness.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll spend time in a beautiful redwood forest, wandering through the peaceful woodland and practicing some forest bathing. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there...

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Religious Traditions, Military History, Architecture, US History, Travel, Running, Work, Sports, Competition, Terrorism, War, USSR, Covid Pandemic.  Welcome back, sleepyheads. With the Paris 2024 Olympics on the horizon, we'll follow the history of the Games from their inception, thousands of years...

Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: morning birdsong, suburban ambience 🐦‍⬛🏘️ Includes mentions of: Food, Dogs, Children, Cooking, Birthdays, Family, Parents. Welcome back, sleepyheads. In tonight's story with the Pockets, the humans have gone away for the weekend, and the tiny family are keen to celebrate their freedom. They’ll play football, and take a swim in the kit...