This week's bedtime story spans a fantastic two centuries of extraterrestrial history in Japan.

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More than 2300 years ago, a man named Kalanos poured fuel over his body, stood voluntarily upon a pyre, and set himself aflame. The last words he spoke to his grief-stricken companion were, "We shall meet in Babylon." In conclusion, rumours of Alexander the Great's death may have been exaggerated.

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Edgar Cayce could solve any mystery, so long as he could sleep on it.

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Edgar Mitchell had an off-planet epiphany that changed his life.

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Anyone fancy a meat pie?

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A lot can happen when gold-rush Australians go exploring.

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Can you guess the extra-special ingredient? No, it's not love...

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There's plague about in the estate. Whilst I avoid the deadly miasma, here's a lovely prerecorded chapter of The Utmost Island.

I don't suppose you'd spot your favourite host a cup of tea, by any chance? One needs to keep up their strength in times like these.

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Would you believe reports of so-called "little animals" living in your drinking water?

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This is the story of a very lucky, very intelligent, and sometimes quite foolish Renaissance Man--Tycho Brahe.

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