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Theme—' The Sixth Column '
2—' Our Secret Weapon '
Organ Voluntary
9.30 Order of Service
Opening prayer
Fill thou my life, 0 Lord my God
(A. and M. 705 ; S.P. 492)
Lesson: Ephesians vi, 10-18; II
Corinthians x, 3-5
Intercessions Lord's prayer
My God, my father, make me strong
(S.P. 583)
Address by the Rev. Jack Winslow
Prayers
Soldiers of Christ, arise (A. and M.
270 ; S.P. 641 ; Rv. C.H. 534)
Blessing

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. Jack Winslow

A topical play by G. R. Rainier
Cast :
Scene: Any village in England
Time: Yesterday
Produced by Lance Sieveking

Contributors

Play By:
G. R. Rainier
Produced By:
Lance Sieveking
Henry Thatcher (an Air-Raid Warden):
D. A. Clarke-Smith
Mrs Thatcher:
Dora Gregory
Mrs Sprigg:
Mary O'Farrell
Mrs Davies:
Mary Allen
Mr Reedham:
William Ashley
Mrs Reedham:
Phyllis Smale
Mr Saunders:
Fred O'Donovan
Mrs Saunders:
Jean Wickenden
A customer:
Geoffrey Wincott

Organ voluntary
8.0 Order of Service
0 beautiful, my country! (S.P. 322) Sentence
Confession and Absolution Lord's Prayer and Versicles Psalm xxiii
Lesson, St. John iii, 14-21 Nunc Dimittis
Creed
Prayers.
The sun is sinking fast (A. and M.
17 ; Rv. C.H. 272)
Address by the Rev. Bryan S. W. Green
Prayer, to be sung
' Thou hast a work for me to do ; 0
Lord, show it to me ; thou hast a place for me to fill ; give me grace to fill it to thy glory ; thou hast given me a soul to make ; make thou it for me ; and build me into thy spiritual temple, for Jesus' sake.'
At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow (A. and M. 306 ; S.P. 392 ; Rv. C.H. 178)
Blessing
Organist, Frank W. Woodhouse

Contributors

Unknown:
Rev. Bryan S. W. Green
Organist:
Frank W. Woodhouse

An appeal on behalf of the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution, by Vice-
Admiral Sir James Somerville , K.C.B., D.S.O.
The Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution provides homes and pensions for aged and disabled officers and men of the British Merchant Navy and their dependants. H.M. the King is patron of the society and H.R.H. the Duke of Kent is the vice-patron. Present beneficiaries include 130 inmates of homes, 1,137 aged seamen out-pensioners, 390 widows of seamen, and 35 disabled seamen.
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged, and should be addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville , [address removed]

Contributors

Unknown:
Admiral Sir James Somerville
Unknown:
Admiral Sir James Somerville

Dramatised by Jonquil Antony , and produced by Lance Sieveking
Dramatis Persona
Scene: London. Time: 1892
From the noblest motives, Lord Arthur Savile feels obliged to murder somebody before he marries and settles down. Here is a story in Oscar Wilde's most ironic style-an interesting contrast with ' The Selfish Giant', which was broadcast in the Children's Hour this afternoon.

Contributors

Dramatised By:
Jonquil Antony
Produced By:
Lance Sieveking
Lord Arthur Savile:
Denys Blakelock
Lady Windermere:
Jean Cadell
The Duchess of Paisley:
Margaret Halstan
Sibyl:
Pauline Vilda
Mr Podgers (the cheiromantist):
Philip Leaver
Francois (Lord Arthur's valet):
Stephen Jack
The chemist:
Foster Carlin
Lady Clementina Beauchamp:
Gladys Young
Herr Winckelkopf:
Philip Wade
The newspaper boy:
Ralph Tozer
An elderly lady:
Vivienne Chatterton
The reader:
Lance Sieveking

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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