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Jul 2023
57m 40s

The Sleepy History of the Deckchair

Slumber Studios
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves, distant seagulls 🌊 Includes mentions of: Summer, Boats, Religious Traditions, Military History, History. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight we resume our 'sleepy history' series, this time travelling thousands of years back to learn about the surprisingly storied past of the humble ... Show More
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