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Sleeping - In Sickness And In Health

An investigation into sleep, sleeping sickness, laboratories and a Tibetan dream healer

An investigation into sleep, sleeping sickness, sleep laboratories and a Tibetan dream healer. The programme looks at different aspects of sleep. One man explains how he became a human fly trap as a child to help others who paid him avoid sleeping sickness. Now it is hoped more humane ways of controlling the disease can be rolled out during the current epidemic. Also a look at sleep science, dream healing and snoring.

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24 minutes

主播大秀 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project