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Tristram Shandy by Laurence SterneEpisodes

  1. 10. All Good Things Come to an End

    10/10Widow Wadman makes a discovery as Tristram brings his story to a surprising conclusion.

  2. 9. Uncle Toby Falls in Love

    9/10Widow Wadman bustles her way into Uncle Toby's sentry box and then into his heart.

  3. 8. An Act of Kindness

    8/10Tristram recalls a typical act of kindness by Toby and the time his uncle fell in love.

  4. 7. Another Misfortune

    7/10Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as his father receives awful news.

  5. 6. What's in a Name?

    6/10Having recovered from the incident with Tristram's nose, his father is dealt another blow.

  6. 5. Born at Last

    5/10After the disaster of his birth, Tristram's father thinks up a scheme to help him.

  7. 4. Uncle Toby

    4/10Telling his life story, Tristram still has not managed to get beyond being born.

  8. 3. Dr Slop

    3/10Still intent on recounting the story of his birth, Tristram introduces us to Dr Slop.

  9. 2. Birth

    2/10Tristram tries to recount the tale of his birth but keeps getting distracted.

  10. 1. Beginnings

    1/10The 18th-century gentleman battles to tell his tragi-comic story.