{"product_id":"2940169215137","title":"Tristram Shandy: A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA full-cast dramatisation of this comic tale about an 18th-century gentleman who tries to tell his life story but continually finds that he must digress.... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing some of the best known and most well-loved characters in English literature, including Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Dr Slop and the Widow Wadman. Beginning (or attempting to begin) at the moment of his own conception, \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e recounts his progress through the world and utterly fails to stick to the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSterne's comic masterpiece is an extravagantly inventive work which was hugely popular when first published in 1759 and is now considered a landmark in the history of the novel. Its often bawdy humour and numerous digressions are combined with bold literary experiments, and 260 years after its publication it remains one of the most influential and widely admired books of the 18th century. A joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of the art of fiction, Tristram Shandy is also a wry demonstration of its limitations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this release is a bonus programme amp;mdash; \u003ci\u003eIn Our Time\u003c\/i\u003e: Tristram Shandy amp;mdash; in which Melvyn Bragg discusses the comic masterpiece with Professor Judith Hawley (University of London), Professor John Mullan (UCL) and Dr Mary Newbould (University of Cambridge).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTristram...Neil Dudgeon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother...Julia Ford   Father...David Troughton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUncle Toby...Adrian Scarborough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorporal Trim...Paul Ritter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDr Slop...Tony Rohr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObadiah...Stephen Hogan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSusannah...Helen Longworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat-Grandmother\/Bridget...Ndidi Del Fatti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat-Grandfather\/Pontificating Man\/Death...Stuart Mcloughlin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBishop Hall\/Le Fever...Hugh Dickson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidow Wadman...Deborah Findlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDramatised by Graham White. Directed by Mary Peate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101771710704,"sku":"2940169215137","price":9.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169215137_p0.jpg?v=1763767765","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169215137","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}