Nocturnal fears aren't helped when, in so many fairy tales, the bed itself plays a pivotal role... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Bedtime Tales, by Catherine Ann Cullen above.
Morning is wiser than evening say the Russian fairy tales. And rightly so, for how many of our fears are nocturnal...
This essay (from the Miscellany50 series) appeared on the programme of February 1st - listen back here
