Sleep Story 150 – The Origins of Thought and Speech

Tonight’s reading comes from, Highways and Highway Transportation. This book was published in 1923 and written by George R Chatburn My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good nigh...

24 Okt 202235min

Tonight’s reading comes from The Making of a Mountaineer. This book was originally published in 1924 and written by George Ingle Finch. Climbing a mountain with today’s equipment and technology can be...

17 Okt 202236min

Tonight’s reading comes from History of Scientific Ideas. Written by William Whewell and published in 1858, this book looks a where scientific ideas came from, as well the thought involved in achievin...

10 Okt 202235min

Tonight’s reading comes from The filtration of public water-supplies. Published in 1905 and written by Allen Hazen, this book looks at the early days of large-scale water filtration, beginning in the ...

3 Okt 202233min

Tonight’s reading comes from On the Architectural History of Chester Cathedral. Published in 1864, this story looks at, you guessed it, the Architectural history of Chester Cathedral. As Australia is ...

26 Sep 202235min

Tonight’s reading comes from Through a pocket lense. Written by Henry Shcherren and published in 1897, this book looks at the pocket lense and the microscope. It’s fascinating to think how long these ...

19 Sep 202236min

Tonight’s reading comes from Nearest the Pole.  Published in 1906 and written by Robert E Peary, this story follows some of the Arctic travels that took place in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. My n...

12 Sep 202235min

This book was published in 1912 and reflects upon those seemingly innocent but magical moments that we all experience in childhood. Those moments before we worried about what other people thought and ...

5 Sep 202233min