In London on the banks of the Thames near the houses of parliament, there is an Egyptian obelisk, flanked by two enormous sphinxes.
In Central Park in New York there is another, and both a covered in magnificent hieroglyphics.Did you know these are real and are called Cleopatra's Needles?
They were transported from Egypt in the 1800s, with some sayin ... Show More
Oct 2025
The Lighthouse of Alexandria (Seven Wonders #6)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: lapping waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the penultimate episode of this series, we’re heading to Ancient Egypt, to the illustrious city of Alexandria.We’ll take a peaceful boat ride around the city’s gre ... Show More
57m 31s
Sep 2025
Mysteries of Ancient Egypt | History Sleep Story
Tonight's sleepy episode takes us back to Ancient Egypt, with a compilation of stories that shed light on various aspects of this wonderful civilization. Stories include the biography of Queen Hatshepsut, the story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the story of Akhenat ... Show More
3h 44m
May 2025
The Great Pyramid of Giza (Seven Wonders #1)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: palm trees in breeze, flowing river 🌴💧 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll embark on a journey through time to visit all the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in their heyday, beginning with the Great Pyramid o ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 2023
A Calm Day in Cairo
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧
Writer: Nicole Griffin ✍️
Sound design: city ambience, traffic, car horns 🏙🚦
Includes mentions of: Children, Food, Bodies of Water, Walking, Boats
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we will take a stroll through the streets of Cairo, and end up d ... Show More
44m 20s
Aug 2025
The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Seven Wonders #4)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we continue our exploration of the Seven Ancient Wonders with a visit to the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, a white stone building on a beautiful hilltop. 😴 Includes mentio ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2025
The Colossus of Rhodes (Seven Wonders #5)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: ship at sail ⛵️🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re heading to the Greek island of Rhodes in the third century BCE. There we’ll see the Sun God, Helios, immortalised in bronze – the largest statue in the ancient ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2023
The Children of Bastet
Narrator: Abbe Opher 🇬🇧
Writer: Ashaye Brown ✍️
Sound design: crickets 🌾
Includes mentions of: Cats, Magic, Children, Pregnancy, Death.
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we take a trip to Ancient Egypt, where we will meet the children of the cat-goddess, Bastet. 😴
Watc ... Show More
40m 35s