Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=7PpfTF6xZJc Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How to get your best nightโs sleep - What in the World podcast, BBC World Service [NOdYVB8ithn] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep? Click here to subscribe to our channel ๐๐ฝ Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow? Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping. BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr Jonathan Tham gives us his top tips on getting a good nightโs sleep. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Why do we sleep differently? 03:10 Whats the science behind sleep? 04:17 What happens if you donโt get enough sleep? 05:10 What was the sleep lab like? 06:40 What are the sleep stages? 08:30 What can I do to get to sleep? 11:20 Has your sleep improved? 12:30 Outro Watch more episodes from What in the World here ๐๐ฝ Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Emilia Jansson, Josh Jenkins and Julia Ross-Roy Video Journalist: Jem Westgate Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ๐๐ฝ Twitter ๐๐ฝ Facebook ๐๐ฝ BBC World Service website ๐๐ฝ Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #sleep #sleeping #sleepingbetter CaVlCwAGxPu Yk1NPLnRMMF AhyrMkE1LyJ 4BgBCvzFvtr
Do you find yourself tossing and turning for hours whilst struggling to fall asleep? Click here to subscribe to our channel ๐๐ฝ Or are you out like a light the minute your head touches the pillow? Genetics and environment can play a big part in how easy (or not) you find sleeping. BBC science journalist Caroline Steel tells us more about what happens to our brains when we sleep and what exactly happened when she visited a sleep lab for a BBC documentary. Medical doctor and sleep expert Dr Jonathan Tham gives us his top tips on getting a good nightโs sleep. 00:00 Intro 00:54 Why do we sleep differently? 03:10 Whats the science behind sleep? 04:17 What happens if you donโt get enough sleep? 05:10 What was the sleep lab like? 06:40 What are the sleep stages? 08:30 What can I do to get to sleep? 11:20 Has your sleep improved? 12:30 Outro Watch more episodes from What in the World here ๐๐ฝ Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: Emilia Jansson, Josh Jenkins and Julia Ross-Roy Video Journalist: Jem Westgate Editor: Verity Wilde ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram ๐๐ฝ Twitter ๐๐ฝ Facebook ๐๐ฝ BBC World Service website ๐๐ฝ Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #sleep #sleeping #sleepingbetter CaVlCwAGxPu Yk1NPLnRMMF AhyrMkE1LyJ 4BgBCvzFvtr