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Religion & Ethics

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life

Ethical and religious discussion that examines some of the larger questions of life, taking a spiritual theme and exploring it through music, prose and poetry

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Something Understood: Sleep

Sleep

09/05/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Something Understood, Sleep

Mark Tully asks why sleep is so important to our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.

Mark Tully considers why sleep is so important to our physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.

Mark Tully considers the role of sleep. We spend an average 27 years of our lives asleep, yet it's claimed we're experiencing an epidemic of insomnia, and that children are particularly badly affected. Why is sleep so important to our physical, mental and spiritual well-being?

The producer is Eley McAinsh, and this is a Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

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