Insomnia Adventure in Sleep
They say we spend a third of our life asleep but for most of us it’s an unknown country - a forgotten shed little explored in play, poem or thought. In each episode, Sleep Wanderer adventures through sleep, 21 of them - one for each year of his sleeping life. If these sleepy adventures help you to find sleep then his dozy mission is done.
They say we spend a third of our life asleep but for most of us it’s an unknown country - a forgotten shed little explored in play, poem or thought. In each episode, Sleep Wanderer adventures through sleep, 21 of them - one for each year of his sleeping life. If these sleepy adventures help you to find sleep then his dozy mission is done.
Episodes
Nov 25, 2023
21. All The Other Sleeps
Nov 25, 2023
Nov 25, 2023
6 min
So here it is, the last sleep ... well actually not ... it's all the other 7,645 sleeps. Well a nod to them at least. Thanks so much for listening and I hope some of these reflections might have helped you contemplate the beauty and adventure of sleep. What's the best sleep you've ever had?
Nov 25, 2023
6 min
Nov 17, 2023
20. The Bloody Cat Asleep Again
Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
10 min
The cat (who I don't get on with) seems to have no trouble sleeping. I’m jealous.
Nov 17, 2023
10 min
Nov 12, 2023
19. The Sleep You Can’t Have
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
11 min
Sleeping in the library, when you know you can't.
Nov 12, 2023
11 min
Nov 4, 2023
18. A Ghostly Sleep
Nov 4, 2023
Nov 4, 2023
10 min
I've never seen a ghost - except maybe once. This is a haunted sleep deep in rural Poland.
Nov 4, 2023
10 min
Oct 28, 2023
17. Writing Myself To Sleep
Oct 28, 2023
Oct 28, 2023
8 min
Insomnia is not always all bad. This one is about the intoxicating creativity of insomnia. Well sort of.
Oct 28, 2023
8 min
Oct 21, 2023
16. Sleeping Like A Baby
Oct 21, 2023
Oct 21, 2023
5 min
The first sleep after a daughter is born.
Oct 21, 2023
5 min
Oct 14, 2023
15. Sleepful in Midwinter
Oct 14, 2023
Oct 14, 2023
9 min
I visited the Arctic to find out about the Norwegian teachers' protest in 1942. It was Midwinter and the snowy days are haunted by darkness and sleep. (If you want to find out more about the protest and the brave action of these teachers, here's a link https://theteachersprotest.com.)
Oct 14, 2023
9 min
Oct 7, 2023
14. Sleepless in Mid-summer
Oct 7, 2023
Oct 7, 2023
10 min
Cycling north through Europe and Scandinavia the days get so long that the nights disappear. Arriving in the Arctic for midsummer's eve I watch the sun never set and the dawn never break.
Oct 7, 2023
10 min
Sep 30, 2023
13. Sleeping in Protest
Sep 30, 2023
Sep 30, 2023
7 min
An uneasy campsite rest the night before an anti-nuclear protest.
Sep 30, 2023
7 min
Sep 23, 2023
12. Sleeping With The Enemy
Sep 23, 2023
Sep 23, 2023
10 min
Not enough time for sleeping. Too much work to do. Work through the night. That’ll sort it.
Sep 23, 2023
10 min

Insomnia A Life in 21 Sleeps
What's the best sleep you ever had? The Sleep Wanderer adventures through sleep in an autobiography of self never known. From sleeping on trains across snowing mountains to sleeping on the sea, from sleeping with ghosts to sleeping like a baby, these episodes explore notable sleeps in unexpected places. If you have a troubled relationship with sleep or if you simple love your sleep these musings might help you see this mundane and every day in a different (nighttime) light.
Which would be your most memorable sleeps? One for each year of your sleeping life.



