Compelling and poignant documentary on BBC4 now about Stanley Spencer through the eyes of his two surviving daughters. Must be one of our greatest artists – at his best easily upstaging Freud. #wantone pic.twitter.com/H0K9H5NbIG
— Philip Mould (@philipmould) February 4, 2018
Brilliant … #bbc4 Stanley and his daughters …
— Brydon (@Brydon_N) February 4, 2018
Really interesting painting about Stanley Spencer on BBC4 right now. With his daughters. Have just seen his painting palette, next to Godliness https://t.co/7YEDd83P2p
— Rachael Macarthur (@H_R_Macarthur) February 4, 2018
Watching Arena: Stanley and his daughters on @BBCFOUR Fascinating study. Do woman all begin to look the same as they age? I could swear the sisters resemble my dear old Mum. Eyes. Mouth. Nose. And hair. Spencer looks like Hockney. His work is amazing.
— #Winological (@KeithWinestein) February 4, 2018
Excellent film exploring the relationship between @ACSArtists' #StanleySpencer and his daughters will be shown on @BBCFOUR this Sunday at 10pm https://t.co/Nr4WQF7KZw
— ACS (@ACSArtists) February 3, 2018
2 great programs #StanleySpencer tonight. Beautiful and moving.
— Julie Begen (@JulieBegen) February 5, 2018
A really touching documentary about Stanley Spencer through the recollections of his daughters on #bbc4 this evening
— Stuart Derrick (@Sederrick) February 4, 2018
Thoroughly enjoyed the #arena doc on Stanley Spencer’s daughters. Moving and fascinating, and I’ve had a little cry.
— Alison B (@alisonbianchi) February 4, 2018
Watch #BBC4 'Stanley & his daughters' – extraordinary documentary – family pain lasting for decades – 2 amazing old women – #StanleySpencer
— Ruth Hecht (@RuthHecht) February 4, 2018
What a brilliant documentary on @BBCFOUR. Stanley Spencer's daughters Shirin and Unity (her son John). So articulate and of a generation you cannot but respect.
— Jim (@SloaneRangr) February 4, 2018
Wonderful insight into the world of Stanley Spencer through his daughters. Need to go to Cookham gallery again.
— Elizabeth Bennett (@Elizabethyha) February 4, 2018
Don't miss the Stanley Spencer family programme tonight on BBC4. Also a study day at Corpus Christi College Oxford on his work 24 March
— sarah duncan (@sarahmcdduncan) February 4, 2018
#stanleyspencer loving these programs @BBCFOUR
— Loucy 🇬🇧 (@loucy2017) February 4, 2018
Moving and rather wonderful documentary @BBCFOUR #stanleyandhisdaughters Now Stanley Spencer #TheColoursoftheClyde with @lachlangoudie
— angela garrod (@angegarrod) February 4, 2018
Just to say that the Arena film about Stanley Spencer's daughters, Shirin and Unity, that is on tonight at 10pm on BBC4 is beautiful and terribly, terribly moving
— Rachel Cooke (@MsRachelCooke) February 4, 2018
Stanley Spencer is my favourite 20th C artist, the BBC documentary last night about his now elderly daughters was brilliant & very moving. You can watch it here: https://t.co/CCS5QSQUso
— Nick Holland (@Nick_Holland_) February 5, 2018
a deeply moving, subtle, utterly compelling ep of Arena about the daughters of Stanley Spencer. One of the best things I've seen for a while. https://t.co/4SAslwvMHb
— Richard Power Sayeed (@PowerSayeed) February 6, 2018
The new #Arena documentary @BBCFOUR on Stanley Spencer’s daughters Unity and Shirin is a thing of wonder – what a beautiful, gentle and fascinating documentary full of music, art and poetry https://t.co/UpPPQEWzdD
— Lowenna Waters (@Lowenna) February 6, 2018
Stanley and His Daughters, BBC4 — the colourful life of Stanley Spencer – wonderful viewing! https://t.co/FcVzANWk9H
— Samantha Hibbert (@HareontheDowns) February 5, 2018
Stunning, heart-wrenching TV. Best thing for ages. https://t.co/vISxME6CBQ
— Angie H (@Lowlandslady) February 5, 2018
Watched this documentary last night. 75 minutes of the fullest range of emotions possible. Stanley Spencer's daughters were split up in childhood.Reunited in life, they gave their own recollection of the past. Stunning piece of television. https://t.co/qjEghKGwO5
— Julia S (@nejafeja) February 5, 2018
The Resurrection of the Body is the strange Christian hope underlying this portrait of the reconciliation of sisters in grand old age. They reflect on faith, love, art, and the infidelity of Stanley Spencer, their father. Excellent broadcasting on @BBCFOUR https://t.co/g0iW4XDfud
— Philip Anderson (@P_G_Anderson) February 5, 2018
This moving film about love & loss (not the least a son’s love for his mother & aunt). Arena, Stanley and His Daughters: https://t.co/KwlnvhQ1gd
— Melanie Byng (@ThetisMercurio) February 5, 2018
Stanley and His Daughters an Arena film – poignant and beautiful. @BBC
— PAUL STEER (@paul_steer) February 5, 2018
I've been lucky enough to get to know Shirin, Unity and John Spencer in the past few years. A very poignant documentary with Unity's passing, and a reminder that genius can cause casualties to those they are closest to.https://t.co/tppoysALDn
— AJHobson (@RealAJHobson) February 4, 2018
Stanley Spencer and his daughters last Sunday @BBC4_BBCstudio . Sad,illuminating,fascinating. Amazing painter but strange man who destroyed the family he loved. #cruelgenius
— Jackie Bickerstaffe (@JBickerstaffe) February 6, 2018
Really interesting programme
Worth a watch https://t.co/DcdbfOEied https://t.co/fTpkUDXcUk— Natalie Rymer (@NatalieRymerArt) February 6, 2018
Heart breaking isn't it? @FrancisHanly is a brilliant film maker. Found the whole programme so moving x
— Polly Fiona McDonald (@coachpolly1) February 6, 2018
Thanks to a @guardian review by @samwollaston , we caught up on this, which was wonderful. Arena, Stanley and His Daughters: https://t.co/THwZi4ZWM2 via @bbciplayer
— Steven Burkeman #FBPE (@stevenburkeman) February 7, 2018
@FrancisHanly Thankyou for a really life-enhancing film.
— Steven Burkeman #FBPE (@stevenburkeman) February 7, 2018
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I LOVED the doc, it made me weep and weep, bravo.. great work.
‘Stanley and his Daughters’. Poignant, beautifully observed & crafted documentary by @FrancisHanly #StanleySpencer https://t.co/ujhahCq7ae
— Jack Holland (@ScriptLibrarian) February 8, 2018
Beautifully restrained piece of filmmaking art by @FrancisHanly allowing the subjects to tell their own story – Arena, Stanley and His Daughters: https://t.co/qXLveSVvIA via @bbciplayer
— Howard Dawson (@howarddawson) February 8, 2018
This documentary is beautiful and very moving https://t.co/rdUpcgxqrI
— John Foot (@footymac) February 8, 2018
O My! This touches me. https://t.co/tN3MsQe3VQ
— Jane Hill (@BeamJane) February 8, 2018
Mesmerising, poetic, unsettling, intimate, gentle, haunting…balanced on a palette knife edge. 'Stanley and His Daughters' Dir: @FrancisHanly https://t.co/pgvh28rlZo pic.twitter.com/WUaf0nt3pR
— Dave Kirkwood (@Dave_Kirkwood) February 9, 2018
Thank heavens for @BBCiPlayer … such treats in store https://t.co/GQEOCCIY3F
— gillian darley (@gilliandarley) February 9, 2018
Arena, on the painter Stanley Spencer’s daughters, is a rarity among modern BBC documentaries https://t.co/GV48tgap1y
— Ian Buckley (@IanBuckley4) February 9, 2018
Arena documentary 'Stanley and His Daughters' has received some brilliant reviews, catch up on BBC iPlayer. Why not delve further into the life of Stanley Spencer's daughters with Unity Spencer's book Lucky to be an Artisthttps://t.co/3n4m8TXdKPhttps://t.co/w32AvnemUl pic.twitter.com/FzT96Q96ZC
— Unicorn Publishing (@UnicornPubGroup) February 9, 2018
A simply wonderful film https://t.co/DzHQXzK3ZR
— gillian darley (@gilliandarley) February 9, 2018
I urge you to watch Arena, Stanley and His Daughters: https://t.co/JtiqZ5jXCQ via @bbciplayer A quietly profound and utterly beautiful piece of work
— Rebecca Front (@RebeccaFront) February 9, 2018
Stanley Spencer’s daughters. What remarkable women. Humbling to hear their story. #stanleyspencer
— Gillian Bird (@GillianMBird) February 8, 2018
It was a fabulous bit of tele. The image of Shirin playing her piano as it went in to the removal truck will stay with me. Such a beautifully observed doc.
— Ali the gardener (@alliedale666) February 9, 2018
It was so painful to watch, but a beautiful programme.
— Helen Shiner (@sculptarch) February 9, 2018
So enjoyed watching the recent #Arena programme on @BBCFOUR about the daughters of #StanleySpencer Very sad story, made even sadder by knowing Unity died last year #RIP #art #Cookham
— Sue Creed (@Susan_Creed) February 10, 2018
Arena, on the painter Stanley Spencer’s daughters, is a rarity among modern BBC documentaries
Shirin and Unity Spencer are shown as tiny, bent-over women with a deeper understanding of a flawed man.
In extreme old age, the painter Stanley Spencer’s dau… https://t.co/AQcXKtsBVp
— The Left Wing UK (@TheLeftWingUK) February 10, 2018
Incredibly moving doc on universal human themes – I urge art lovers and the rest to watch @BBC_Arena Stanley and His Daughters https://t.co/rtDD3m4ZPI
— Tony Guillan (@TonyGuillan) February 10, 2018
