logo
episode-header-image
Aug 18
47m 26s

Mrs. Beeton’s Kitchen

Slumber Studios
About this episode
Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: kitchen & cooking ambience 🥒🍳   Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll learn all about Isabella Beeton, whose cookbook became a household essential in Victorian Britain. 😴 Includes mentions of: Food, Nostalgia, Children, Cooking, Baking, Fire, History, Family, Writing, Literature & Literary ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Seven Wonders #7)
Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧Writer: Jo Steer ✍️Sound effects: gentle birdsong, distant waves 🐦‍⬛🌊  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll travel back in time to the 1st century BCE. In Ephesus, we’ll explore the magnificent Temple of Artemis, also known as the Temple of Dian ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 25
A Dreamy Night on the 20th Century Limited
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound effects: trains, city station ambience 🚆 🏙️  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, in the second part of our two-part adventure, we'll travel back to the 1930s to ride one of the most luxurious trains of the 20th centu ... Show More
46m 31s
Nov 24
A Dreamy Evening at Grand Central Terminal
Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️Sound effects: busy city ambience 🏙️  Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll immerse ourselves in the first part of a two-part adventure as we experience a dreamy tour of Grand Central Terminal. Many have long considered ... Show More
55m 29s
Recommended Episodes
Aug 26
Drift Off with the Final Chapters of Anne of Green Gables (Chapter 37 & 38)
tail spinning
39m 13s
Aug 24
The Hasty Holiday Part 3 - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery - Music Free
Holmes and Watson's investigation into "The Hasty Holiday" of Miss Davenport continues in the third part of our tale. Please scroll down to find the first two parts if you haven't already listened. If you prefer to listen without our relaxing background music, scroll down to the ... Show More
12m 48s
Nov 11
More Little House Series! The Long Winter (Chapter 4) Bedtime Story for Sleep
<p>Welcome back, dear listeners! Tonight continue with another chapter from <b><em>The Long Winter </em></b><b> by Laura Ingalls Wilder </b><em>.</em> This story takes us back to the prairie with Laura and her family as they face one of the hardest winters they’ve ever known. Man ... Show More
15m 38s
Oct 24
Halloween Sleepy Fairy Tales
As night get darker and the wind rustles through golden leaves, the Autumn season is closing in and Halloween approaches, we have 3 gently soothing tales to share. Twinkling Feet’s Hallowe’en, The Elfin Knight, and The Courteous Prince — each tale glows with autumn warmth and a t ... Show More
1h 12m
Oct 13
The Hasty Holiday Part 7 - Sherlock Homes Mystery
Holmes and Watson's investigation into "The Hasty Holiday" of Miss Davenport continues in the seventh part of our tale. Please scroll down to find the first six parts if you haven't already listened. If you prefer to listen without our relaxing background music, scroll up to the ... Show More
19m 14s
Aug 22
The Hasty Holiday Part 2 - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery - Music Free
Tonight, you’ll hear the second part of a new Sherlock Holmes story The Hasty Holiday. This is written by long-time contributor Gillian, who writes these stories under Mabel Swift. The story is ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Holmes and Dr Watson continue to investigate the mysterious disappearance of ... Show More
11m 47s
Nov 13
Wuthering Heights, Part 17 of 25
tail spinning
52m 55s
Sep 2024
Sense and Sensibility, Part 25 of 25
<p>Tonight, Elizabeth reads part two of chapter 49 and chapter 50 of "Sense and Sensibility", by English author Jane Austen published in 1811.</p><p>Are you loving The Sleepy Bookshelf? Show your support by giving us a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the- ... Show More
56m 40s
Sep 2024
Hector & Sunny Take An Afternoon Nap 🐶💤 Rewind Bedtime Story
In tonight's specially selected Koko rewind, we catch up with our friends Hector and Sunny. They are having a play date at Hector's house and even though it's time for the dogs to have a nap, they can't sleep because there are too many fun things to do. Relax, get sleepy, and let ... Show More
28m 48s