Stanley Spencer: A Kind of Heaven

Synopsis

Drama-documentary about the months spent by artists Stanley Spencer in Port Glasgow during World War 2. Includes dramatic sequences of the artist at work in the shipyards and shows the sketches and finished works that exemplify this period of social and industrial history.

Series

Ex-S, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Out of distribution; 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 12 Aug 1994.

Subjects

Art

Keywords

artists - British; shipbuilding industries; Spencer, Stanley

Credits

Director

Nicola Black

Contributor

May Miller

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’