A Series of Psychotic Episodes features Miriam Elia examining her life. Dark and daft, the show meanders through events (real and fictional) in Miriam's life and features such surreal things as a talking wall, episodes of Postmodern Pat, a mosquito who has seen too many Hitchcock films and the diary of Edward the Hamster (1990-1990).

There are also a selection of recurring sketches in the series, including the annoying New Age Mother, historical radio series Revising History, and MC Veryfasttalk, who moves to the countryside for work.

Our Review: This show has already received a fair amount of critical acclaim. A Series of Psychotic Episodes won the Witty and Twisted competition which saw a series of ten pilots on BBC Radio 7 fight each other for a full series. Not only that, but it was also nominated for a Sony Award for best comedy - a big achievement for what was just a pilot at the time.

Listening to the full series you can see why the pilot picked up such praise - each fifteen minutes absolutely fizzed with originality, unique humour and great sketch ideas (e.g. Hansel and Gretel visiting a modern shop)

According to Miriam's Twitter page, the show has been commissioned for a second series, and this one will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4, making this only the second BBC Radio 7 show to transfer to Radio 4 with a brand new series (the first being The Corrsepondent).