Insomnia Adventure in Sleep

21. All The Other Sleeps

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 20:16:30 +0100

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?

20. The Bloody Cat Asleep Again

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:23:18 +0100

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

19. The Sleep You Can’t Have

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:15:52 +0100

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

18. A Ghostly Sleep

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 21:47:03 +0100

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

17. Writing Myself To Sleep

Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:15:21 +0200

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

16. Sleeping Like A Baby

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:30:09 +0200

The first sleep after a daughter is born.

15. Sleepful in Midwinter

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 10:52:33 +0200

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.)

14. Sleepless in Mid-summer

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 08:19:05 +0200

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.

13. Sleeping in Protest

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 12:36:16 +0200

An uneasy campsite rest the night before an anti-nuclear protest.

12. Sleeping With The Enemy

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 19:26:03 +0200

Not enough time for sleeping. Too much work to do. Work through the night. That’ll sort it.

11. Fat, sugary sleep.

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 09:46:44 +0200

Cooking with Nan and being guided to sleep by the sweet taste of fresh doughnuts.

10. Sleeping With Fire

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:43:30 +0200

Sleeping on a hillfort under a vast sky beside a glowing fire.

9. A Loving Sleep

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:28:56 +0200

It can be interesting waking up after a peaceful sleep during which major heart surgery has gone unnoticed. This week's podcast is about the unrequited love of intensive care.

8. Teaching Sleeping

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 20:32:04 +0200

One day as a drama teacher I discovered a way to teach unruly twelve year olds to sleep. It turned out to be a good way to get to sleep and it works for me, sometimes, maybe it'll work for you, sometimes.

7. A Troubled Sleep

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 22:10:42 +0200

Of course, not all sleeps are pleasant or even restful. In this episode there is a derelict cottage, a lonely lane and too much history for easy sleep.

6. The Last Sleep of Winter

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:07:53 +0200

It's the end of a long winter. I walk out of school, down the field and across the sea to find sleep by a duckpond in France.

5. The Best Sleep

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:43:14 +0200

What’s the best sleep you’ve ever had? This is mine. Arriving in Oslo, covered in snow, at the end of a long journey to find a warm wood stove and a view over a moonlit city.

4. Night Walking

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:52:18 +0200

How often have you made the decision to live the whole night through? Sleep Wanderer walks over the downs and onto the levels from dusk to dawn in defiance of sleep.

3. Sleeping on the Sea

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:52:04 +0200

Curled up on the deck of the ferry to Hamburg, looking up at the night sky, sleeping to the sound of the sea and guided by a Captain with a strong cup of coffee.

2. Sleeping on the night train

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 19:50:57 +0200

Sleeping across the snowy mountains to the gentle rocking of the railway carriage on the night train from Oslo to Bergen.