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The Secrets Of Sleep

NOVA

Run Time: 55 mins

Air Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1974

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PBS

Season 2 - Episode 4

The Secrets Of Sleep

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Most of us spend one-third of our lives in a state of which we understand remarkably little—some people sleep for only a few minutes a night, and function perfectly well, while others declare that eight hours isn't enough. NOVA explores traditional notions about how much sleep we need; looks at effects of the sleeping pill, and, perhaps the most baffling of all aspects of sleep—dreaming.

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