| Other names | Series of Psychotic Episodes |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch show |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 7 (Pilot and Series 1) BBC Radio 4 (Series 2) |
| Starring | Miriam Elia Dan Tetsell Ruth Donegan (Series 1) Alyssa Kyria (Series 1) James Kenward (Series 1) Joanna Neary (Series 1) Rachel Atkins (Series 2) Pippa Evans (Series 2) Geoffrey McGivern (Series 2) David Reed (Series 2) |
| Written by | Miriam Elia Ezra Elia James Kenward (Series 1) |
| Produced by | Victoria Lloyd |
| Original release | 7 March 2007 – Present |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (including pilot) |
A Series of Psychotic Episodes, also known as Series of Psychotic Episodes, is a Sony Award nominated surreal comedy sketch show written by and starring Miriam Elia. The pilot and first series were broadcast on digital radio station BBC Radio 7. The second series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Sketches include a spoof of children's television show Postman Pat called Postmodern Pat, a mosquito who has seen too many Hitchcock films, and her childhood hamster, Edward, who became the subject of the graphic novel, The Diary of Edward the Hamster 1990–1990.[1]
The programme was first broadcast as a pilot on 7 March 2007, as one of 10 entries for BBC Radio 7's "Witty and Twisted" competition. A Series of Psychotic Episodes won the competition and was awarded by having a full series, first broadcast on 2 November 2008.[2] A second series was commissioned and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2010.[1]