▁stated ) ▁as ▁" fa ith , ▁hop ▁and ▁char ity ... ▁and ▁the ▁greatest ▁of ▁these ▁is ▁hop ". ▁In ▁reality , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁obvious ▁- ▁' h op ' ▁being ▁' ho pe ' ▁- ▁the ▁verse ▁actually ▁states ▁that ▁' char ity ' ▁( render ed ▁as ▁' lo ve ' ▁in ▁most ▁modern ▁English ▁transl ations ) ▁is ▁the ▁greatest . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁talk ▁about ▁L ister s ▁child hood , ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁an ▁or phan ▁after ▁being ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁card board ▁box ▁under ▁a ▁pool ▁table ▁in ▁a ▁pub . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁mentioned ▁sp or ad ically ▁throughout ▁the ▁following ▁series ▁but ▁isn ' t ▁fully ▁expl ored ▁until ▁the ▁season ▁ 7 ▁episode ▁O uro bor os . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁episode ▁was ▁originally ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁television ▁channel ▁BBC 2 ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 : 0 0 pm ▁evening ▁time ▁slot . ▁Although ▁the ▁episode ▁gained ▁a ▁decent ▁number ▁of ▁view ers , ▁the ▁episode ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁by ▁fans ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁weak est ▁from ▁Series ▁III . ▁ ▁Rem aster ing ▁ ▁The ▁rem aster ing ▁of ▁Series ▁I ▁to ▁III ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁bringing ▁the ▁early ▁production ▁values ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁standard ▁suitable ▁for ▁international ▁television . ▁General ▁changes ▁throughout ▁the ▁series ▁included ▁replacement