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2. Birth

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Tristram Shandy is trying to recount the tale of his birth but he keeps getting distracted. Stars Neil Dudgeon and Julia Ford.

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...

Trying to recount the tale of his birth, Tristram reveals how he ended up with his name.

Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel.

Dramatised by Graham White.

Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon
Father .... David Troughton
Toby .... Adrian Scarborough
Bishop Hall .... Hugh Dickson
Pontificating Man........Stuart McLoughlin

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

17 days left to listen

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 30 Sep 202603:45
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