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7. Another Misfortune

Episode 7 of 10

Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives awful news. 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...

Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives awful news.

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
Mother .... Julia Ford
Trim .... Paul Ritter
Dr Slop .... Tony Rohr
Obadiah .... Stephen Hogan

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

15 minutes

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Next Tuesday08:45
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