Podcast Episodes

Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini – Part 06 – The Plot Thickens

As you prepare for sleep Bellarion gets more deeply involved in the plot which as it turns out is an assassination plot! He’s in deep water, but he i…

6 hours ago

The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman – The End of the Ostrogoths

This week’s bedtime history has to prepare to sleep as we learn about the end of the great people of the Ostrogoths as they leave Italy and recorded …

1 week ago

The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley – Part 09

As you prepare for sleep tonight it’s time to learn about the fallout from Perdita confronting Raymond.

 Things start to go worse for the couple as la…

2 weeks ago

Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney – Part 07 – The Industry of Birmingham

In this week’s bedtime story prepare to sleep as we leave the train. Instead of riding the rails you are going to learn, for as long as you stay awak…

3 weeks ago

Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson Part 08

Sleep is your friend tonight as you learn about many women of the 19th Century who were notable composers. Starting with America and moving on to the…

4 weeks ago

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Part 10

As you settle down to sleep tonight, I will be continuing the story of Lizzie Bennet. It starts with Mr Darcy confessing his love to her and take a t…

1 month ago

Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd – Part 10

In this week’s sleepy science reading we turn to the mysteries of the Solar Eclipse, learn about how predictable the phenomenon is, then move on to h…

1 month, 1 week ago

Night and Day by Virginia Woolf - 06

The room is filled with muted conversation. The air is still. It’s time for Sleepy Time Tales. Tonight, we're immersed in a small, intimate scene fro…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Part 09

“Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and let Sleepy Time Tales carry you away. Tonight's episode is a slow, deliberate reading from Charles Mackay’s Mem…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett – Part 13

We return again to the Secret Garden for your bedtime story, and things are getting interesting. Collin and Mary are getting healthier and the people…

2 months ago