Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A new guest emerges in tonight's episode and he will bore you to sleep as he is a tiresome person. The heir to the Bennett estate appears and he’s quite a character. Story (07:43) Need a Podcast Editor? I’ve taken the step of leaving my hospitality industry job to spend more time with my family. So if you or someone you know needs a podcast edited, drop me a...

The book of the Ancient Greeks by Dorothy Mills Go to sleep with me telling you tonight’s tale of the fascinating discovery of Troy, and learn about the establishment of the Greek city states. Wild to think that 100 years ago people thought Troy was a myth, then the truth of it was discovered and people began to believe other myths could be true. :D This is an interesting tale, but you'll go t...

Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens Sleep soundly with tonight's bedtime story. Charles Dicken’s last novel. A bedtime mystery full of interesting characters already, but I’m fairly sure that the way I tell you this story won’t keep you awake and you will go to sleep with me reading to you fairly quickly. When I saw this on Project Gutenberg I actually got quite excited as I’m a Lost fan, rea...

A Philosophical sleep story for adults This week we meet Plato as he attends a Festival, this leads to an encounter with some acquaintances and unsurprisingly a long chat with two of his friends about good & evil. This is the ideal sleep story for adult, and all ages, because it goes on forever, and around in circles. Story (07:34) Need a Podcast Editor? I’ve taken the step of leaving my hospi...

Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon The secret to sleep in tonight’s bedtime story is about a certain young bride, married into a wealthy family, and what seems like her husband she abandoned to fake her death. There are many shenanigans and close shaves, but nothing too exciting happens here that would prevent you from falling asleep. Story (06:41) Need a Podcast Editor? I’ve taken the step...

Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis The history of glass may be interesting to some, but the dry tale of the rise of the English glass industry will help you get to sleep, unless you’re very interested in the type and history of the stems on historical glassware. Will learning how to spot a fake historical glass artifact keep you awake? I’m guessing probably not. So, sit back, settl...

Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville Tonight’s sleepy time story takes the form of our protagonist going to a church sermon in a unique type of church, with a different type of preacher. He gets a homily about Jonah that I was confused by as I was reading it, so I’m sure you’ll fall asleep soon enough.   Also, big announcement! I’ve resigned my hospitality industry job to go full time into...

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Charles Mackay Sleep will be very tempting as we follow the life and times of a dilettante man about town through ruin, fortune and landing on his feet. We also learn about the last Kings of France, the mechanisms of Tax farming that led to the French Revolution, and charming aristocrats as they move through the end of an era. But none of it...

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Sleep will come in tonight’s bedtime story as we learn how Heathcliff came to be with the Earnshaw family. His early relationship with the Earnshaw children and adults, and servants and how their lives developed. It’s a sombre tale but it will help you get a good night’s rest. Story (07:43) SleepPhones, and a discount code In our experience the best way to experie...

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Tonight’s sleepy bedtime story is what happens when Mistress Mary spends some more time in the garden. She seems to be getting on better with the grumpy groundskeeper, and finally meet Dickon who she’s heard so much about. He’s soon her partner in her project in the garden. Story (07:23) SleepPhones, and a discount code In our experience the best way to...

The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton Have you wanted to learn about the importance and effects of ground water? Well I don’t think you will because this will definitely have you sleeping very soon. I did sneak in a bonus bit of poetry at the end if you’re still awake when you get there. Story (06:35) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way to experience...

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin This one should help you sleep, as it’s so boring I lost track of what I was saying as I was reading this! I think it’s mostly about people breeding domestic animals? I did live edit some pretty racist stuff out so be warned if you look it up to read forther. Story (07:04) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our expe...

In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells Fall asleep to this week’s podcast retelling one of HG Wells’ lesser known works. It’s supposed to be an apocalyptic story, but we’re busy at the moment with the romantic attempts of an embarrassing teenager. Hope you’ll be asleep before we get to the really cringy stuff. Story (07:04) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership In our experience the best way...

Sleepy Time with a Return to Little Women Little Women by Louisa May Alcott A sleep podcast can be tricky, because I need to engage you without it being too interesting. So fiction can be a risky proposition. Happily, despite the charms of the story, Little Women is far from action packed. So your slumber won’t be prevented by any excitement. Story (06:59) SleepPhones, our exciting new partnership...

The book of the ancient Greeks: An Introduction to the History and Civilization This week’s sleep podcast takes the desperate insomniac to the founding of Mediterranean civilisation, with the history of the nation of Minos. We learn, if we stay awake of course, about the possible founding of the nation, about Daedulus and Icarus, but all is in vain because you will be asleep before you learn much....

  Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd Fall asleep with this week's podcast as we move through history and learn the stories of some of histories more famous astronomers. Their inventions and discoveries. Learn how the successors of Tycho hand calculated the orbits of the planets and discovered Neptune through mathematics! And while it’s gripping it will definitely he...

The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing-World by The Duchess of Newcastle Proto-SciFi from 1666(!) is the method to get you to sleep tonight. Conceptually an interesting idea and a Lady is abducted, but fate takes her through the portal at the North Pole to a whole other worlds. Things may seen tense at first, but nothing serious will prevent your sleep as she becomes an Empress and dri...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen A classic story that won’t keep you from sleep as not very much happens in tonight’s episode. One Bennet sister is sick but recuperating, while Lizzie socialises with people who don’t like her. But Mr Darcy seems to be taking an interest. But this will be resolved another night because the reading ends and you will be counting sheep. Story (07:18) New Merch Store...

The Republic by Plato Slumber waits in the wings as we work through the history and context of Plato’s great work. It may be interesting, but I don’t think this is going to be too exciting to stop you from falling asleep. Story (07:02) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that...

Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson Sleep will come quickly as I essentially just list a whole lot of female composers and musicians from mainly England in the late 18 th to late 19 th Centuries. This one will keep you from staying awake as the list goes on and on. Story (06:46) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m t...

A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture by Clara Erskine Clement Waters You’ll fall asleep with tonight’s podcast episode about the history of painting, Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek histories. The many names of Greek painters. These are a recipe to help you get some rest. Story (06:49) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store....

Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis Tonight’s cure for your insomnia is a little history of the production of glass in England. While the chemistry and sources of the skills for glazing may be interesting to some, sleep will soon pull your eyelids down. Story (07:09) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taki...

  The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Whew, I struggled to stay awake recording this one. The self-important posturing of would be kings is a cure for insomnia. The world of The Last Man is an interesting place, but this one will definitely help you sleep. Small bonus is me babbling excitedly about the thunder during the intro. :D Story (07:44) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePubl...

The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton I don’t often guarantee that you will get to sleep, but learning about how rock decays is absolutely soporific. The construction of the earth’s mantle turns out to be a major consequence of what the rocks were originally, but I’m not sure you will stay awake long enough to find out. Story (07:16) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to se...

Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs Some exciting times in our story time tonight, but sleep will still slip up as I tell you the story. Disappointments and excitement abound, but a satisfying slumber will still be yours by the time the action starts to happen. Story (07:27) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advan...