from the Church of St. Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, the Parish Church of the High Seas.
Preacher, The Rector, the Rev. D. H. Booth, M.B.E.
"O come, all ye faithful" (E.H. 28)
Introductory Sentences
General Confession and Absolution
The Lord's Prayer
Versicles and Responses
"The Lord's my shepherd" (BBC Hymn Book 480: Tune. Crimond)
First Lesson: Isaiah 9. vv. 2-7 (read by the Rev. W. J Lewis, London Chaplain of the British Sailors Society)
Te Deum
Second Lesson: St. Luke 2, vv. 1-20 (read by the Rev. H. R. Penney, Port of London Staff Chaplain to the Missions to Seamen)
"While shepherds watched their flocks by night" (E.H. 30)
Apostles' Creed
Collects
"Once in royal David's city" (E.H. 605)
Sermon
Hymn: "The First Nowell"
Blessing
Service conducted by the Rev. Geoffrey P. Thornley.

(to 12.00)

A Hal Roach comedy film.
[Starring] Laurel and Hardy

Maria Bird invites your small children to join in a special Christmas programme of songs and games with Andy Pandy and afterwards to watch the adventures of Bill and Ben - The Flowerpot Men

Audrey Atterbury and Molly Gibson pull the strings
Gladys Whitred sings the songs
Peter Hawkins speaks the voices
Maria Bird writes the songs and music

A Christmas play by Godfrey Harrison.
(to 18.00)

The guests include: Arthur Askey, Ethel Revnell, Norman Wisdom, Frankie Howerd, Petula Clark, Betty Driver, John Slater, Eamonn Andrews, Tommy Cooper, Joe Stuthard and many others.
Music by Eric Robinson and his Orchestra
Your host, McDonald Hobley
Presented by the Television Light Entertainment Department

(Frankie Howerd is appearing in "Dick Whittington" at the London Palladium; Norman Wisdom in "Jack and the Beanstalk" at the Hippodrome, Coventry; Arthur Askey in "Babes in the Wood" at the Hippodrome, Brighton; Petula Clark appears by permission of the J. Arthur Rank Organisation)

Television outside broadcast cameras, with James Buchan, visit a family in Scotland and bring greetings from their son serving with the Black Watch in Korea.

A musical comedy based on that Memorable History by Sellar and Yeatman.
Adapted for television by Desmond Davis.
[Starring] Harry Locke
(A special Children's edition on Saturday at 5.0)

(sound only)