7. Another Misfortune

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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... Yet another misfortune befalls the boy Tristram as some awful news arrives for his father. 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.