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. Tonight, we return to the classic fairytale of Cinderella, joining our protagonist as she prepares to make her way to the Prince's ball. 😴 Watch,...

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, as he works his way through the Twelve Labours. This time, he will make his way to Lake Lerna, which is home to a strange, serpentine creature –...

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, sleepyheads. Tonight kicks off a very special three-part series in which we'll retell the age-old story of Cinderella. Parts 2 and 3 will...

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 lounging in their backyard hammocks at their mountain cabin. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit...

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 coming together to celebrate the start of a new year. While the celebrated animals differ slightly from country to country, many people are welcoming...

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 in rural Ireland. It’s early February and a teenage girl is getting ready for her village’s celebration of light. As she prepares the rituals, we...

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 when everything seemed to come to a standstill, and the whole city turned into a magical winter wonderland. 😴 Tell us what you love about Get...

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. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various...

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 hot spring baths and tranquil gardens, and for their multi-course cuisine and 5-star hospitality. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this...

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. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of...

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 first evening of the winter ice harvest - a time before electric refrigeration - when ordinary farmers and labourers in the area gathered...

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 unexpected snow day. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're...

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 off to sleep tonight, you’ll discover a few of these dreamy tales. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel....

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 hero, and join him at the beginning of his epic quest as he tries to defeat the lion of Nemea. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on...

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 spot whales, penguins, and much more, before returning to the comfort of our lovely warm ship. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this...

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 on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber...

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 intention for the year to come. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're...

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 early examples of time balls to our modern-day celebrations. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And...

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 with a roaring bonfire awaits us in the middle of the woods. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube...

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 adult, she discovers that holiday dreams really can come true, if you let yourself believe they are possible. 😴 Watch, listen and...

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 night at the ancient site of Newgrange and an ancient tradition is enacted once again. 😴 Watch, listen and comment on this episode on the Get...

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. 😴 🧒 If you've got little ones in your life, they can hear this episode on our brand new podcast, Snuggle. Be sure to hit the follow button while...

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 charming German Christmas market. Together with the locals, we'll celebrate music, crafts, delicious foods, and the wonder of childhood....

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, listen and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. And hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our...

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, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll get a very special pass inside one of the world’s greatest libraries, in New York City. In contrast to our usual...