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Sleeping with David Baddiel

By: Geoff Jein
Narrated by: David Baddiel, Dr Guy Leschziner
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David Baddiel

About the presenter

David Baddiel is an award-winning comedian, author, screenwriter, director and television presenter known best for his work with Newman and Baddiel, Fantasy Football, Baddiel & Skinner Unplanned, and his platinum number one single Three Lions.
An award-winning author, David has written seven children’s books which have sold over a million copiesas well as four critically-acclaimed adult novels and the hit film The Infidel starring Omid Djalili, Richard Schiff, Matt Lucas and Miranda Hart.
David’s last stand-up show, My Family: Not the Sitcom, premiered at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory before going on to run for 15 weeks on London’s West End, receive an Olivier Award nomination, and complete national and international tours.

Summary

Scientists have discovered one simple trick which will make you live longer, reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's, and make you slimmer, happier, and more attractive.

It’s not a magic pill or ointment- and it won’t cost you anything. The secret? Harnessing the incredible power of sleep.

Over six episodes, a world expert on sleep will act as a guru to an insomniac comedian, transforming their nocturnal habits and showing how you can do the same. In our hectic modern lives, sleep can often feel like a luxury - studies have found that 52% of Britons struggle to sleep, while around 70 million Americans suffer from a chronic sleep disorder. However, our sleep guru and their celebrity apprentice will reveal that everything we thought we knew about sleep was wrong, and teach us how to capitalize on one of the most often neglected resources for transforming our lives.

Over the course of a journey to improve the star’s sleep quality, they will demystify the science behind how and why we sleep so that we can use it to make concrete improvements to our health, wellbeing, and productivity.

A TBI Media production for Audible Originals.

This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 6 episodes to your Library now.

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This interesting topic was ruined for me by the awful muzak played throughout. I feel sorry for Mr Baddiel & Dr Leschziner -do they know this work has been destroyed by the vile addition of bad muzak? Horrid. Horrid. Horrid.

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Really interesting

A really good journey into sleep problems. And a good way to begin to understand sleep

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Enlightening. Thank you.

Brilluant to lisyen to. Learnt alot about sleel and the human mind. I related to alot of it and it helped me to understand in the end that although an insomniac since the age of 7, probably earlier, there's a possibility that i do not have a proem with sleep. I just need to have a life that accommodates my sleep behaviours.

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Tackles insomnia symptoms with science, BUT...

Tackles insomnia symptoms with lots of big sciencey words and gadgets BUT...zero mention of getting physically tired or further, fit.

Fun & interesting chats with a variety of sleep experts, revealing poignantly real examples of how insomnia cripples nights and leeches into days; David presents in a very modern, tell-me-what-to-buy-to-fix-this-without-me-having-to-do-much, fashion.

Go for a run David.

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Avoid avoid avoid

David Baddiel ignores all evidence based interventions and behaves as if he is unique/ special…

Arguably one/ you need(s) a modicum of self awareness to implement interventions successfully.

Poor Guy…

In short, avoid, avoid, avoid…



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Did it help me sleep? Not for the reason you’d think, despite that...

.... it was an enjoyable podcast. David Baddiel’s voice is soothing and entertaining. I learnt that we have similar sleep issues. However, what he didn’t do was discuss diet. And RLS happens when we have a lack of Iron in our diet. So top up on the spinach. Interesting statistics and a fun little listen. Definitely not one for you if you have sleep issues, you may end up frustrated, since Baddiel himself couldn’t improve his sleep. What did work: Baddiel’s voice alone soothed me to sleep on occasion. I wonder if he does stories?....

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Irritating in places but overall helpful.

David Baddiel has a dual role in this podcast as a presenter and guinea pig. He has a lot of personal experience as an insomniac so he speaks from his first hand knowledge of sleep problems and tests various solutions suggested by reputable experts. Dr Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist and sleep physician. They make a great double act, the science is sound and the advice valid. Thanks to this podcast I have found a probable solution to my minor sleep problems and would like to know Mrs Baddiel’s ‘Sleep Secrets’. Surely separate rooms for the Sleep Robot experience.

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Enjoyable and interesting.

Enjoyable series looking at several aspects of sleep.
Feels a tad superficial at times(as in not in-depth) but interesting all the same.

The plinky-plonky background music is quite intrusive at times, particularly if listening whilst lying down in bed at night- less so if listening whilst walking about.

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blessing in a podcast

what a blessing to have found this. great narration and explanations that somehow make me feel at ease that i have a sleep issue. nice background music that totally relaxes me

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Brilliant! Listened to it instead of sleeping 😊

I really liked the balance in this podcast, it was informative, funny, grounded and fascinating too. David - I’d love you to do more podcasts like this - you have the perfect voice! I’m a clinical psychotherapist, and research psychologist. I’ll be recommending this to anyone I work with that is struggling with sleep.

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