Coffee, nap, rave, repeat...

Published: Feb. 13, 2024, 9:30 p.m.

Ever wondered how much caffeine is too much? Or whether you\u2019d feel better off if you took an afternoon nap? And with the rise in \u2018day raving\u2019 we\u2019ll be looking at whether it\u2019s better for your health to have your night out at 2pm rather than 2am.\n \nWe\u2019ll learn about the amount of caffeine in different drinks, looking at what it does to the body in the short-term and finding out more about what effects it can have when it comes to things like dementia and cardiovascular disease.

Then we\u2019ll be following a strict scientifically-approved napping schedule and hearing what impact those bonus sleep sessions can have on brain function \u2013 while catching 40 winks in some unusual locations.

After that, we\u2019ll take all that energy and party the afternoon (and early evening) away at a daytime rave to find out if that is better for our bodies than pulling an all-nighter.

Along the way we\u2019ll be joined by people who know way more about these things than us, from a Spanish sleep whizz in Manchester to a body boffin in Barry Island.

Producer: Gerry Holt\nPresenter: Laura Foster\nEditor: Holly Squire\nProduction Co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris