1. Beginnings

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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.