In all cases their parents grappled with the surreal nature of growing up in an 18th-century secure unit.

But to really appreciate the alien, almost surreal nature of the city's recent past, you need to go deeper.

When it comes back to the surface, it's a little cold, thanks to it being underground for so long, but the surreal nature outweighs any chill factor.

The plainly surreal nature of these scenes conveys the nature of the programmes themselves as they take a different view of life.

Her pieces are constructed of short units of dialogue and action, often of a surreal nature.