2. Birth

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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... Trying to recount the tale of his birth, Tristram reveals how he ended up with his name. Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel. Dramatised by Graham White. Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon Father .... David Troughton Toby .... Adrian Scarborough Bishop Hall .... Hugh Dickson Pontificating Man........Stuart McLoughlin Director: Mary Peate First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2005.