8. An Act of Kindness

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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 recalls a typical act of kindness by his Uncle Toby and the time he fell in love. Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel dramatised in 10 parts by Graham White. Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon Father .... David Troughton Toby .... Adrian Scarborough Mother .... Julia Ford Trim .... Paul Ritter Le Fever .... Hugh Dickson Director: Mary Peate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.