Lights Out Library: Sleep Documentaries

This soft-spoken sleep talk tells the story of the Aeneid and explains its historical and political significance. Join me and we will follow Aeneas on his adventures from Troy, which he had to endure ...

17 Maalis 202455min

This episode is about the history of dinosaurs: what are they? When did they appear? How did they rule the Earth's continents for 150 million years? What happened to them? Tonight, I tell you about di...

10 Maalis 202450min

In this soft-spoken bedtime story, I tell you about historical and scientific mysteries and their context:  - The Voynich Manuscript, a strange codex apparently from the early 15th Century, written i...

3 Maalis 20241h

This bedtime story is about medicine and healing since the Neolithic. I will tell you about Ancient Mesopotamia and the first diagnosis and prescriptions, Ancient Egypt and the figure of Imhotep, Indi...

25 Helmi 20241h 18min

In tonight's story, I discuss the long history of Stonehenge, from the first works on the site by people from the Windmill Hill culture around 3100 BC, to the multiple works and rearrangements that to...

18 Helmi 202456min

Tonight, I will tell you the story of the Odyssey, and as in previous mythology videos, I will discuss a few historical and literary aspects. If you want to know about the lotus-eaters, the cyclops, t...

11 Helmi 20241h 12min

This episode details three different historical mysteries. First, we will relive the voyage of the Donner Party, a group of migrants who traveled from Illinois to California in 1846, but did not manag...

4 Helmi 20241h 20min

Diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and more: this bedtime story explores the world of precious and semi-precious stones. We will explore what they are made of, where they come from, how they are c...

28 Tammi 20241h 1min