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4. Uncle Toby

Episode 4 of 10

Telling his life story, Tristram still has not managed to get beyond being born. Stars Neil Dudgeon and David Troughton.

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's recollections of his Uncle Toby, a retired soldier.

Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel dramatised in 10 parts by Graham White.

Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon
Father .... David Troughton
Toby .... Adrian Scarborough
Susannah .... Helen Longworth
Dr Slop .... Tony Rohr
Obadiah .... Stephen Hogan
Midwife .... Ndidi Del Fatti
Voice .... Hugh Dickson

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.

15 minutes

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Thursday08:45
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