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Second Sleep

Second Sleep

Second Sleep

Second Sleep explores the fascinating world of biphasic sleep through the eyes of a young girl in medieval Dorset. While her family tends to chores during ‘the watch’, the girl slips out of bed and embarks on a secret journey to a nearby nunnery, captivated by the soft chants that fill the night air.

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Imagine a Cottage in Cherry Orchard, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK

Second Sleep

Written by

Olivia

Bell

Performed by

Olivia

Bell

About this story

The medieval practice of biphasic sleep as demonstrated by an imagined family in England.

Delve Deeper

Gregobase has the score for the Gregorian chant sang in this story. The Agenda has an interview with Roger Ekirch, an academic who has studied biphasic sleep. The BBC has an article about the medieval habit.

Imagine a Cottage in Cherry Orchard, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK

Second Sleep

Written by

Olivia

Bell

Performed by

Olivia

Bell

About this story

The medieval practice of biphasic sleep as demonstrated by an imagined family in England.

Delve Deeper

Gregobase has the score for the Gregorian chant sang in this story. The Agenda has an interview with Roger Ekirch, an academic who has studied biphasic sleep. The BBC has an article about the medieval habit.

Imagine a Cottage in Cherry Orchard, Near Shaftesbury, Dorset, UK

Second Sleep

Written by

Olivia

Bell

Performed by

Olivia

Bell

About this story

The medieval practice of biphasic sleep as demonstrated by an imagined family in England.

Delve Deeper

Gregobase has the score for the Gregorian chant sang in this story. The Agenda has an interview with Roger Ekirch, an academic who has studied biphasic sleep. The BBC has an article about the medieval habit.

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