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The 18th-century gentleman tries to tell his tragi-comic story, but continually finds he must digress. Stars Neil Dudgeon.

18th-century gentleman Tristram tries to tell his tragi-comic life story through accounts of his family and friends, his experiences and his ideas.

But he continually finds he must digress...

Tristram introduces himself and his parents.

Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel.

Dramatised in ten parts by Graham White.

Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon
Mother .... Julia Ford
Father .... David Troughton
Toby .... Adrian Scarborough
Lawyer .... Hugh Dickson

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

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15 minutes

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