Ian’s Media Dream Journal
Television, radio, press and film appearances, and writing on dreams.
Broken Tooth Dream
Hello Ian I have recently been having the same dream again and again where I am standing at the gates of my old school and I realise that one of my front teeth has broken completely in half. The piece of tooth…
ReadZombie Bin Men Dream
Hi Ian I keep dreaming that there are some zombies out at the back of my office. I hide behind a photocopier, peeping out of a window in case they see me but they only seem to want to rake through the bins.…
ReadMushroom Head Dream
Hi Ian I have this horrible recurring nightmare where I am always brushing my hair and running my fingers through it. I feel something a bit squishy and realise that I have mushrooms growing out of my head! I…
ReadPestered by a Puppy Dream
Hi Ian I have been having a dream where I have been given a really, really cute little pup. It keeps tugging at my clothes and nibbling my fingers. I keep trying to give the puppy back but I think I will miss…
ReadSmoke Signals Dream
Hi Ian I keep having a dream that a man is offering me a cigarette to smoke. I can’t understand this as I don’t smoke in real life – in fact it really disgusts me. In the dream I take the cigarette from the…
ReadTrapped in a Castle Dream
Hi Ian My dream is that I’m living in an ancient old castle but I seem to be trapped inside it. The castle is really big and impressive but it seems to be falling apart. The stones are crumbling and I keep…
ReadBasements and Attics Dream
Hi Ian I have a recurring dream where I hear a noise in the basement. I decide to go and investigate but instead of making my way down to the basement, I go looking for the source of the noise in the attic. I…
ReadNicky Campbell Fruit Dream
Analysing dreams with Nicky Campbell and Shelagh Fogarty on BBC Radio 5 Live. Nicky’s dream is all about realising the fruits of his creative genius…and it’s cool to have Nicky acclaim my dream analysis skills!
WatchForest Jump Dream
Hi Ian I have been having this dream where I am working my way up a tree. It is a really big tree but the branch I am on seems very creaky and rotten and old. The wind is getting up and the tree is starting to…
ReadCrossword Confusion Dream
Hi Ian I am a big crossword fan and really enjoy working out puzzles. I keep having a dream that I am doing a crossword. I am sure I know the answers but when I try to write them in nothing seems to fit. I…
ReadFright Simulator Dream
Hi Ian, I have recently been having this dream where I am playing with a flight simulator on my computer. I am flying a big jet in the simulation and do all the checks before taxiing out to the runway.…
ReadChristopher Nolan's Inception Dream
Christopher Nolan is a wonderfully gifted storyteller but his latest film ‘Inception’ is just that – a story. It’s a fantastic story but not a real reflection of how lucid dreams can be created and used. In…
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