All Episodes

Final episode: The Hundred Years' War

Formation of the UK National Health Service (1948)

Establishment of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia (1st century CE)

The Writing of the Tale of Genji (c. 1008)

Founding of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)

Signing of the Magna Carta (1215)

Profumo Affair (1963)

Greece joins the European Union (1981)

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Opium Wars and the establishment of European spheres of influence in China (19th century)

The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)

Founding of the City of Constantinople (330 CE)

Building of the Panama Canal (1904-1914)

Marco Polo and His Journeys to the East (1271-1295)

The Crusades: Conflict and Commerce in the Middle Ages (1095-1291)

The Rise of the Zulu Kingdom under Shaka Zulu (1816-1828)

The Industrial Revolution in Britain (1760-1840)

The Phoenicians: Pioneers of Trade and Navigation (1550-300 BCE)

The Edo Period: A Time of Peace and Cultural Flourishing in Japan (1603-1868)

The Rise of the Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)

The Space Race: USA and USSR's Battle Beyond Earth (1955-1975)

The Manhattan Project and the Development of the Atomic Bomb (1942-1945)

The Era of Prohibition in the United States (1920-1933)

The Amarna Period: Revolution and Artistry in Ancient Egypt (1353-1336 BCE)

Arrival of Europeans and the beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade (15th century)

The Byzantine Empire becomes the dominant power in Greece (4th century CE)

People's Republic of China established under Communist rule (1949)

Founding of New York City (1624)

Queen Victoria's Reign Over the British Empire (1837-1901)

Unification of Italy (1848-1871)

The Chartist Movement in Britain (1838-1850)

Peter the Great Modernizes Russia (1682-1725)

Florentine Banking and the Rise of the Medici Family (14th-15th centuries)

The Construction of Machu Picchu (c. 1450)

The Age of the Vikings (793-1066)

The Rise of the Inca Empire (13th century)

The Golden Horde: Mongol Rule in Russia (13th-15th centuries)

Samurai Culture and Bushido in Feudal Japan (12th-19th centuries)

Vasco da Gama Reaches India by Sea (1498)

Founding of Byzantium (330 CE)

The Dutch Golden Age of Art and Commerce (17th century)

The Aztec Empire and Its Complex Societies (1345-1521)

Trade on the Ancient Silk Route (2nd century BCE-14th century CE)

The establishment of Yellowstone: America's First National Park (1872)

Founding of Yale University: Education and Innovation (1701)

The Suez Canal: Linking Seas and Cultures (1869)

The Habsburg Empire: A European Dynasty (1526-1918)

Founding of Sydney: From Penal Colony to Prosperity (1788)

The Hanseatic League: Economic Power in Medieval Europe (13th-17th Century)

The Green Revolution: Transforming Agriculture (1950s-1960s)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1854)

The Chola Dynasty: Maritime Empire of Southern India (9th-13th Century)

Maya Civilization: Innovators of the Ancient World (c.2000 BCE to 16th century CE)

Renaissance Florence: Birthplace of the Arts Revival (14th-17th Century)

Confucius (551-479 BCE)

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)

Falklands War (1982)

Construction of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome (1506-1626)

Samurai Culture in Feudal Japan (1185-1868)

The spice trade: Culinary Exchange That Shaped the World (Middle Ages)

The Byzantine Empire: A Cultural Melting Pot (330-1453 AD)

The Oregon Trail: Migration to the American West (1840-1860)

The Gold Standard: An Economic Pillar (1871-1932)

The Unification of Italy (1861)

Vasco da Gama's Voyage to India (1497-1499)

Marco Polo's Expedition to Asia (1271-1295)

The Indian Ocean Trade: A Maritime History (8th-18th Century)

The Hanseatic League: Trade Networks in Medieval Europe (13th-17th Century)

The Zulu Kingdom: Power and Conflict in Southern Africa (1816-1897)

Congo Crisis and the assassination of Patrice Lumumba (1960-1961)

The Minoan civilization flourishes in Crete (c. 2700-1450 BCE)

The Greek War of Independence against Ottoman rule (1821-1830)

Suffragette Movement for Women's Suffrage (late 19th-early 20th century)

Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970)

Invention of Writing (c. 3500 BCE)

Founding of the Persian Achaemenid Empire by Cyrus the Great (550 BCE)

The Romanesque Revival: Architecture and Art (19th Century)

The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean (1650s-1730s)

Lewis Carroll and The Writing of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

PREMIUM: Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 CE)

Jomon Period (14,000-300 BCE): Earliest evidence of human habitation in Japan

The construction of the Parthenon on the Acropolis (447-432 BCE)

The Battle of Marathon, where the Greeks defeat the Persians (490 BCE)

Conquest of the Neo-Assyrian Empire by the Medes and Babylonians (612 BCE)

Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire following World War I (1918)

American Revolution and the formation of the United States (1775-1783)

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

Haiku Poetry: Emergence of the popular form of Japanese poetry during the Edo Period

Japanese invasion of China and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Charlemagne's coronation as the Holy Roman Emperor (800 CE)

Zheng He's voyages of exploration (1405-1433)

Nara Period (710-794): Introduction of Buddhism and the establishment of the capital in Nara

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)

Ashikaga Shogunate (1336-1573): The Ashikaga clan gains control, leading to a period of political and cultural development

Xinhai Revolution and the end of the Qing Dynasty (1911)

Greece is occupied by Axis forces during World War II (1941-1944)

Civil War (1861-1865)

Norman Conquest of England by William the Conqueror (1066)

Viking invasions and the establishment of the Danelaw in England (9th century)

American Revolution (1775-1783)

Jack the Ripper murders (1888)

Economic reforms and the era of "Opening Up" (late 1970s onwards)

Onin War (1467-1477): Internal conflict that led to the destabilization of the Ashikaga Shogunate.

Split of the Roman Empire into Eastern and Western halves (395 CE)

Spanish colonization of the Americas and establishment of the Spanish Empire (1492 onwards)

The Great Schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church (1054).

Algerian War of Independence against French colonial rule (1954-1962)

Conquests of Alexander the Great, establishing the Hellenistic Empire (334-323 BCE)

British East India Company's control over India (1757-1858)

Discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus (1492)

Silk Road trade flourishes (2nd century BCE-14th century CE)

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Edo Period (1603-1868): Long period of peace, isolationism, and stability under the Tokugawa rule.

Portuguese Empire's exploration and trade routes (15th-16th centuries)

Cleopatra (69-30 BCE)

Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905): Japan's victory over Russia, establishing Japan as a major world power

Karl Marx (1818-1883)

Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first Prime Minister of Kenya (1963)

Showa Era (1926-1989): Reign of Emperor Hirohito, marked by Japan's militarization, World War II, and post-war recovery

Trojan War (c. 1194-1184 BCE) as described in Greek mythology

Formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) (1963)

The Balkan Wars result in territorial gains for Greece (1912-1913)

Oda Nobunaga's Unification (1568-1582): Oda Nobunaga's campaigns towards the unification of Japan

The Hellenistic period begins with the death of Alexander (323 BCE)

The rise of the city-state of Athens (c. 8th century BCE)

Battle of Sekigahara (1600): Tokugawa Ieyasu's victory establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate

The Apostle Paul visits Athens and delivers his famous speech at the Areopagus (c. 50 CE)

Mongol Invasions (1274 and 1281): Failed attempts by the Mongols to conquer Japan

First Constitution of Japan (1889): Establishment of a constitutional monarchy

Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty (1997)

Formation of the Soviet Union (1922-1991)

Democracy is restored in Greece following the fall of the military junta (1974)

The Gempei War (1180-1185): Conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans, leading to Minamoto no Yoritomo's rise to power

The Roman Empire incorporates Greece as part of its territory (27 BCE)

Russian Revolution and the fall of the Russian Empire (1917)

Creation of the NHS (National Health Service) (1948)

Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

Act of Union between England and Scotland (1707)

South Africa's first democratic elections and Mandela becomes president (1994)

Ming Dynasty and the construction of the Great Wall (1368-1644)

Independence movements and the dismantling of European colonial empires (20th century)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Tudor Dynasty begins with Henry VII (1485)

Swahili city-states flourish along the East African coast (9th-15th centuries)

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Invention of movable type printing (11th century)

Invention of gunpowder (9th century)

Trans-Saharan Slave Trade expands (14th-19th centuries)

Sengoku Period (1467-1568): Era of intense civil war and the rise of regional warlords (daimyo)

Cultural Revolution and the upheaval of Chinese society (1966-1976)

Publication of "On the Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin (1859)

Napoleonic Wars and the French Empire's influence in Europe (1804-1815)

California Gold Rush (1848-1855)

Song Dynasty and technological advancements (960-1279)

Transcontinental Railroad Completion (1869)

Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule in East Africa (1905-1907)

Rise and expansion of the Roman Empire (27 BCE-476 CE)

Isaac Newton (1643-1727)

The military junta takes power in Greece through a coup d'état (1967-1974)

Taisho Democracy (1912-1926): Period of political liberalization and cultural flourishing

TEASER: Battle of Hastings (1066)

Compilation Episode: Narrated by Ben Neumayer

TEASER: Greece becomes a member of NATO (1952)

Compilation Episode: Narrated by Mark Williams

TEASER: Formation of the National Health Service (1948)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Guided Meditations

TEASER: United Kingdom's entry into the European Union (1973)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Classic Films

TEASER: Mongol conquest of China and the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Classic Books

TEASER: Establishment of the Kushan Empire in Central Asia (1st century CE)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Ambient Sound

TEASER: Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Science

TEASER: Homer writes the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey (8th century BCE)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Psychology

TEASER: The Writing of the Tale of Genji (c. 1008)

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Philosophy

TEASER: Ioannis Kapodistrias becomes the first head of state of independent Greece (1827).

Bonus Episode: Sleep with Mythology

Greece joins the European Union (1981)

Battle of Adwa: Ethiopian victory over Italy (1896)

TEASER: Founding of the Roman Republic (509 BCE)

The Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963)

TEASER: The Great Exhibition, London (1851)

Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Formation of the Maurya Empire in ancient India under Chandragupta Maurya (322 BCE)

The Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)

TEASER: Ethiopian famine prompts Live Aid concerts (1984-1985)

Opium Wars and the establishment of European spheres of influence in China (19th century)

Dissolution of the Soviet Union and emergence of new nations (1991)

Founding of the Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia (802 CE)

TEASER: The Xia Dynasty, China (c. 2100-1600 BCE)

The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453)

Trailer: Sleep with History