Dead Birds Flying High vs Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Dead Birds Flying High). Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 23m. Dead Birds Flying High is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dead Birds Flying High posterDead Birds Flying High2023 VS Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum posterSecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum2026
Dead Birds Flying HighSecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year20232026
Length1h 23m59m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary, History, TV Movie
CountryGermany–
DirectorSönje StormJoe Myerscough
Main cast–Michael Palin, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez

Synopsis

Dead Birds Flying High

Jürgen Friedrich Mahrt (1882-1940) left behind a large collection of taxidermied birds and butterflies, as well as countless photographs, documenting the wildlife habitats of his time, many of which no longer exist today. His great-granddaughter has the collections analyzed by experts.

Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the treasures of the medieval world. Across 70 metres of exquisitely embroidered scenes, it tells the story of one of the most seismic events in British history – the Norman Invasion of 1066. For the last 950 years, this crucial part of Britain's national story has remained on the other side of the English Channel, in Bayeux, Normandy, but now it’s coming back to the UK. A stellar cast of historians and experts…

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