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A sleep story for a mind that won't switch off, on the first cool night of October. You are the lighthouse keeper now: you lift the key from its nail, climb the worn spiral stairs, wake the light, and write the first line in a new notebook, while a small dog in a crown waits on the grass below. Slow and quiet, with nothing to follow but the stairs.

The Settle is a small stretch of Spanish coast, one lighthouse, and a light that comes on by itself. It keeps the watch, so you don't have to.

Calm British narration over the sound of sea waves. No ads, ever. Set a sleep timer or let it run. If you drift off before the last line, the story has done its job.

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Sleep stories for a mind that won't switch off.

Season Two: the cozy half of the year, on a small stretch of Spanish coast. Each night you have one slow thing to do, then you walk out to the lighthouse, climb the stairs, and the light comes on by itself. It keeps the watch, so you don't have to.

Every story is told twice, the second time slower, so there's nothing to follow. No ads. Nothing to wake you.

A new story every Sunday. Follow the show so you don't miss one.

Every story is read by a calm synthetic voice.

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All of Season One, back to back: thirty-one slow stories from a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, one after another, over the sound of the sea. Five and a half hours, no ads, no jolts, nothing to keep up with. If you drift off in the middle of one, the next will carry on without you.

0:01:26 The Mystery of the Midnight Tide (Night 1)

0:09:29 The Night the Moon Came Down to Swim (Night 2)

0:20:35 The Secret Language of Sandcastles (Night 3)

0:28:10 The Night Señora Benilde's Garden Held Its Breath (Night 4)

0:38:15 The Lighthouse Keeper's Riddle (Night 5)

0:47:16 The Seagull Parliament (Night 6)

1:00:55 The Fisherman at the End of the Beach (Night 7)

1:09:59 The Dog Who Raced the Wind (Night 8)

1:20:50 The Night the Stars Fell into the Sea (Night 9)

1:29:25 Indie, Malva and the Tide (Night 10)

1:40:12 The Clockmaker Who Forgot Time (Night 11)

1:52:05 The Night Nothing Needed Fixing (Night 12)

1:59:43 The Fountain That Remembered Everything (Night 13)

2:10:22 The Last Afternoon (Night 14)

2:19:20 The Jellyfish Who Wanted to See the Stars (Night 15)

2:30:36 The Shells That Forgot Their Song (Night 16)

2:43:08 The Message in the Bottle (Night 17)

2:52:08 The Night the Crabs Moved House (Night 18)

3:08:40 The Crab Who Collected Colours (Night 19)

3:18:00 Tia and the Thing in the Cave (Night 20)

3:27:11 The Beach in January (Night 21)

3:40:13 The Day the Sun Forgot to Set (Night 22)

3:51:20 Hasta Pronto (Night 23)

4:01:01 The Clock That Ran Backwards (Night 24)

4:11:02 The Cloud That Was Afraid of Heights (Night 25)

4:22:20 The Secret Library Under the Sand (Night 26)

4:37:20 The Full Moon Shift (Night 27)

4:47:45 The Day the Colours Got Mixed Up (Night 28)

4:59:28 Horatio's Mosaic (Night 29)

5:07:41 Captain Coral's Favour (Night 30)

5:16:44 The Crown (Night 31)

The longer version of this night is on The Settle Premium: all thirty-one stories, each told once and then once more, slower, so the second time you already know how it ends. Nearly eleven hours, with the sea running on after the last one. Try 7 nights free: letthedaysettle.com

Prince Freddie is a small dog in a flat gold crown who lives in a sleepy village on the Spanish coast, where the days are warm, the sea is always close, and nothing is ever in a hurry. These are unhurried stories for a mind that won't switch off.

How to listen: lie down, dim the light, and let the words do the walking. Set a sleep timer or let it run all night.

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Every story is read by a calm synthetic voice. Press play, and let the day settle.