Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: afternoon birdsong 🐦
Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to 600 BCE, to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in modern-day Iraq. We’ll use historical descriptions, myths and literature to re-imagine this ancient wonder in all its beauty. 😴
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The Sleepy Bookshelf: Just Jane - Mansfield Park, Part 1 of 36
In the first episode of a brand-new show from Slumber Studios, Elizabeth reads chapters 1 and 2 of Mansfield Park, first published in 1814. 📖 😴 Watch, listen & follow on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Sweet dreams! ❤️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
46m 45s
Aug 28
The Myth of Maui (Encore)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Diana Avram-Anghel ✍️ Sound effects: sea waves 🌊 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's encore episode takes us to the beautiful Hawaiian islands, where we'll join Kai, a young boy, who learns about his home and ancestors through the legendary s ... Show More
36m 30s
Aug 27
The True Story of the Baby Hippo and the Tortoise
Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound effects: flowing river, Kenyan birdsong, crickets 🌊🦜🌴 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight's story is a special one all about the true friendship that developed between a lost baby hippopotamus and an elderly giant tortoi ... Show More
42m 50s
Sep 2025
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon have long captured imaginations with stories of lush terraces rising high above the desert sands. But did they truly exist—or are they a beautiful myth? Tonight, explore the mystery, history, and enduri ... Show More
47 m
Feb 2025
The Sleepy History of King Arthur
<p>Check out the newest podcast from Slumber Studios: Sleepy History 😴 📜 </p><p>Tonight, listen to the captivating legends surrounding King Arthur, or explore another topic like the Silk Road, Stonehenge, the Great Sphinx of Giza, or the Roman Gladiators.<br /> </p><p>Follow th ... Show More
1m 49s
Jul 2023
The Secret Garden: Might I Have a Bit of Earth?
<p>Fall asleep fast to the continuation of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. In this episode, Dickon and Mary start working in the garden. Later Mary meets her Uncle for the first time and then, during a stormy night, she meets someone else...</p><br><p>Interested in ... Show More
52m 41s
<p>Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, the continuation of The Secret Garden. Access our first listener survey at <a href="https://justsleeppodcast.com/survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://justsleeppodcast.com/survey</a></p><br><p><br>< ... Show More
