I know it sound weird, but I don’t mean anything negative. I’m a little sleep deprived and lately noticed that some Big Finish dramas just have that calm and easy feeling about them which can reduce anxiety and stuff like that (I think some Fifth Doctor audios can bring that feeling, e.g. Phantasmagoria by Mark Gatiss and The Kingmaker by Nev Fountain). I don’t mean ‘boring’ or ‘bad’ dramas (I think both Phantasmagoria and The Kingmaker are pretty enjoyable), I just mean dramas that don’t really require a strong attention to details and have a calming effect on listener. Just Big Finish which is kind enough to let you have a little nap.
I often listen to Gallifrey: Spirit to sleep to, but I’m not sure I’d call that ‘calm’. I also often use the Iris Wildthyme audios because they are daft and very comforting to me, especially The Panda Invasion. The other audio I use for a lot of comfort is The Hollow King from Counter-Measures and now I’m writing this like this I’m realising my most top three happy place episodes all heavily feature helicopters. Huh.
Anyway actually calm suggestions, I’d still say Iris, maybe the half hour episodes from the Reloaded boxset most of all, or perhaps some of the daft yet lovely standalone Six MR audios like The One Doctor or Recorded Time
Then again maybe my advice should be taken with a pinch of salt because I used to listen to the Sarah Jane Smith audios every night for a long while and they are pretty much the exact opposite of calm and relaxing.
No, it definitely does not sound weird at all. I often listen to audios before I sleep and doze off midway lol. For me anything with a complex enough plot would do. I’d just continue next morning on my way to classroom.
I think any one from the first series of Gallifrey would do the trick. The plot is often complex and require a lot of attention so I get tired quickly. Before I know it I’m asleep.
Wait. Really? I remember falling asleep with it three years ago in a nice summer afternoon. It can’t be right. I gotta have a re-listen.
Ah I know why I find it calming. I can’t picture any scene in my mind while listening to Scherzo so I just see some sort of white plain and that’s what makes me feel calm, not the plot or sound effect.
A lot of the Companion Chronicles make me feel very calm and relaxed—there’s something so comforting about an older Classic Who actor narrating a story into your ear. Stuff like The Transit of Venus springs to mind. Warm and lovely. And Find and Replace is my go-to comfort audio.
I don’t tend to listen to Audio Dramas when I’m going to sleep. It’s either comfort TV (ER, NYPD Blue, Red Dwarf) or OSW Review stuff. All on my iPad sat next to my bed. I’ve tried heavy narrative stuff, but my ADHD makes me concentrate too much on it and I end up not sleeping.
I listened to Restricted Items Archive Entries 031-049 today and I think it would be perfect to fall asleep to, but I am a big fan of GDL’s voice so it was basically made for me.
Came to my own Thread to tell everyone that I’ve been listening to Doctor Who: Redacted before bed for quite some time. I even fell asleep during Apex! And in this Thread, this is a GREAT thing!
Erasure is my absolute favorite sleep audio. I never reach the end of it. The fifth Citadel is one I particularly like for sleeping too, even if a bit less traditionally calm
That would be sure to wake anyone up again 
