Sleep Well With Michael Mosley

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Breathe

20221015

20221024 (R4)

Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms.

It's something that the great teachers of meditation and yoga have known about and used for millennia, but science has only really just caught up with: slowing the breath. Via a tiny cluster of cells in the brain, this simple act can send us into a more relaxing, peaceful state and towards sleep.

Guest: Ian Roberston, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin.

Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward

Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu

Editor: Zoe Heron

Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Relax, unwind and discover how the breath can help usher in sleep, with Dr Michael Mosley.

Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.

Enjoy Your Bed

20221015

20221026 (R4)

There are some simple yet powerful steps you can follow to form new and positive connections around bedtime habits, your bed... and sleep itself. An encounter with a chemical that's in every cell in the body - and which makes us drowsy.

Guest: Dr Colleen Carney, Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.

Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward

Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu

Editor: Zoe Heron

Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Drift away, as Dr Michael Mosley explains how to rewire your interactions with your bed.

Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.

Listen To Your Body

20221015

20221028 (R4)

With sleep, because one size doesn't fit all, you can benefit by listening more to your body and letting go of expectations. We invite you to meet a whole cast of biological characters that work together to pave the way to sleep.

Guest: Professor Nicole Tang, Director of the Sleep and Pain Lab at the University of Warwick.

Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward

Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu

Editor: Zoe Heron

Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Let go and unwind with Dr Michael Mosley, as he asks how much sleep we really need?

Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.

Use The Morning Light

20221015

20221025 (R4)

The light of the morning can be a powerful ally when it comes to the evening and falling asleep. Also, special eye sensors that have nothing to do with vision, a master timekeeper in the brain that's smaller than a grain of rice, and the hormone of night.

Guest: Dr Christine Blume, psychologist and sleep researcher at the Centre for Chronobiology in Basel, Switzerland.

Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward

Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu

Editor: Zoe Heron

Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Kick back and discover the sleep-related power of morning light, with Dr Michael Mosley.

Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.

Warm Up To Cool Down

20221015

20221027 (R4)

A simple hack for the temperature-related, sleep-preparing systems of the body. Plus dilating blood-vessels, shapeshifting and taking a hot bath.

Guest: Anna Wirz-Justice, Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Chronobiology at the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward

Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu

Editor: Zoe Heron

Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4.

Get comfortable as Dr Michael Mosley reveals how warmth can help prepare for a deep sleep.

Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
Breathe	20221015	20221024 (R4)	Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. It's something that the great teachers of meditation and yoga have known about and used for millennia, but science has only really just caught up with: slowing the breath. Via a tiny cluster of cells in the brain, this simple act can send us into a more relaxing, peaceful state and towards sleep. Guest: Ian Roberston, Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin. Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4. Relax, unwind and discover how the breath can help usher in sleep, with Dr Michael Mosley. Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.
Enjoy Your Bed	20221015	20221026 (R4)	Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. There are some simple yet powerful steps you can follow to form new and positive connections around bedtime habits, your bed... and sleep itself. An encounter with a chemical that's in every cell in the body - and which makes us drowsy. Guest: Dr Colleen Carney, Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4. Drift away, as Dr Michael Mosley explains how to rewire your interactions with your bed. Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.
Listen To Your Body	20221015	20221028 (R4)	Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. With sleep, because one size doesn't fit all, you can benefit by listening more to your body and letting go of expectations. We invite you to meet a whole cast of biological characters that work together to pave the way to sleep. Guest: Professor Nicole Tang, Director of the Sleep and Pain Lab at the University of Warwick. Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4. Let go and unwind with Dr Michael Mosley, as he asks how much sleep we really need? Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.
Use The Morning Light	20221015	20221025 (R4)	Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. The light of the morning can be a powerful ally when it comes to the evening and falling asleep. Also, special eye sensors that have nothing to do with vision, a master timekeeper in the brain that's smaller than a grain of rice, and the hormone of night. Guest: Dr Christine Blume, psychologist and sleep researcher at the Centre for Chronobiology in Basel, Switzerland. Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4. Kick back and discover the sleep-related power of morning light, with Dr Michael Mosley. Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.
Warm Up To Cool Down	20221015	20221027 (R4)	Get comfortable, let go of the cares of the day and take a sonic journey with Dr Michael Mosley. In this new sound-filled podcast series, designed to help you drift off, each episode focuses on a scientifically-proven sleep technique and takes a deep dive through some incredible sleep-related bodily mechanisms. A simple hack for the temperature-related, sleep-preparing systems of the body. Plus dilating blood-vessels, shapeshifting and taking a hot bath. Guest: Anna Wirz-Justice, Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Chronobiology at the University of Basel, Switzerland. Producer, sound design and mixing: Richard Ward Assistant Producer: Gulnar Mimaroglu Editor: Zoe Heron Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso) A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4. Get comfortable as Dr Michael Mosley reveals how warmth can help prepare for a deep sleep. Get comfortable and unwind. Dr Michael Mosley helps you drift off using science and sound.