6. What's in a Name?

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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... Having recovered from the disastrous incident with Tristram's nose, his father is dealt another blow. Continuing 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 Obadiah .... Stephen Hogan Trim .... Paul Ritter Curate .... Hugh Dickson Director: Mary Peate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.