Nocturnal Worlds

Audiocraft

Journeys through nature for sleep and relaxation

  • 20 minutes 10 seconds
    New Zealand Fur Seal

    Look at you, sunbathing on the hot, sandstone rocks. You are a New Zealand Fur Seal… Arctocephalus forsteri… also known as a Long Nosed Fur seal. 

     

    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. 

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.

    The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service


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    10 November 2025, 6:30 pm
  • 20 minutes 10 seconds
    Soundscape - New Zealand Fur Seal

    Look at you, sunbathing on the hot, sandstone rocks. You are a New Zealand Fur Seal… Arctocephalus forsteri… also known as a Long Nosed Fur seal. 

     

    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. 

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.

    The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 November 2025, 6:15 pm
  • 20 minutes 20 seconds
    Little Penguin

    So swift and nimble in the waves, you glide through the current with ease. You are a semi-aquatic flightless bird from the family Spheniscidae. You are a Little Penguin - Eudyptula minor


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft.

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.

    The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 November 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 20 minutes 20 seconds
    Soundscape - Little Penguin

    This episode is soundscape only. So swift and nimble in the waves, you glide through the current with ease. You are a semi-aquatic flightless bird from the family Spheniscidae. You are a Little Penguin - Eudyptula minor


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft. 

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the  Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and theSeabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.

    The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 November 2025, 5:55 pm
  • 21 minutes 49 seconds
    Crayweed

    Let your body relax… feel it sway, from side to side. You are crayweed, Phyllospora comosa…. A type of brown algae or seaweed …Otherwise known as kelp.


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 October 2025, 6:05 pm
  • 21 minutes 49 seconds
    Soundscape - Crayweed

    This episode is soundscape only. Let your body relax… feel it sway, from side to side. You are crayweed, Phyllospora comosa…. A type of brown algae or seaweed …Otherwise known as kelp.


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal. The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 October 2025, 6:02 pm
  • 21 minutes 26 seconds
    Blue Groper

    You are a glorious Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis…though right now you’re still a baby, not yet blue. But don’t worry, your journey is only just beginning…


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 October 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 26 seconds
    Soundscape - Blue Groper

    This episode is soundscape only. You are a glorious Blue Groper, Achoerodus viridis…though right now you’re still a baby, not yet blue. But don’t worry, your journey is only just beginning…


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by Audiocraft

    Scripts: Olivia O’Flynn

    Sound Design: Laura Brierley Newton

    Executive Producers: Kate Montague & Lorna Clarkson


    Nocturnal Worlds Season 3 was produced with support from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) and the Seabirds to Seascapes project, a NSW Government initiative. Launched in August 2022, Seabirds to Seascapes brings together three different initiatives under one program. The three initiatives include Project Restore, The Great Big Little Penguin Count, and The Great Seal Reveal.The New South Wales Environmental Trust funds Seabirds to Seascapes to help lead and deliver each initiative, with support from its project partners, including:

    • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    • Sydney Institute of Marine Science
    • Taronga Conservation Society Australia
    • New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 October 2025, 5:59 pm
  • 22 minutes 44 seconds
    Spinifex Hopping Mouse

    Here in the desert, the stars are bright. It’s expansive and unending, especially for a native Spinifex Hopping Mouse like you (Notomys alexis). Let’s enjoy the desert moonlight, before the approaching storm arrives … 


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by the Audiocraft team: Olivia O'Flynn, Laura Brierley Newton, Kate Montague, Lorna Clarkson and supported by the Australian Museum.


    With thanks to Rob Dockerill and Melanie Valkenburg from Taronga Zoo, and Selena Shannon.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 April 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 22 minutes 44 seconds
    Soundscape - Spinifex Hopping Mouse

    This is soundscape only. Here in the desert, the stars are bright. It’s expansive and unending, especially for a native Spinifex Hopping Mouse like you (Notomys alexis). Let’s enjoy the desert moonlight, before the approaching storm arrives … 


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by the Audiocraft team: Olivia O'Flynn, Laura Brierley Newton, Kate Montague, Lorna Clarkson and supported by the Australian Museum.


    With thanks to Rob Dockerill and Melanie Valkenburg from Taronga Zoo, and Selena Shannon.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 April 2025, 7:03 pm
  • 22 minutes 10 seconds
    Platypus

    Close your eyes and take a deep breath. You are a beautiful little Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Let’s explore the riverbank you call home, swimming and foraging for food under the canopy of the rainforest...  


    Nocturnal Worlds was produced by the Audiocraft team: Olivia O'Flynn, Laura Brierley Newton, Kate Montague, Lorna Clarkson and supported by the Australian Museum.


    With thanks to Rob Dockerill and Melanie Valkenburg from Taronga Zoo, and Selena Shannon.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    8 April 2025, 7:02 pm
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