Pirates of the Airwaves 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 7/10 for Pirates of the Airwaves). Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 10m. Pirates of the Airwaves is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are documentary, tv movie movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pirates of the Airwaves posterPirates of the Airwaves2014 VS Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum posterSecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum2026
Pirates of the AirwavesSecrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20142026
Length1h 10m59m
GenresDocumentary, Drama, TV MovieDocumentary, History, TV Movie
CountryNew Zealand–
DirectorCharlie HaskellJoe Myerscough
Main castRyan O'Kane, Cohen Holloway, Andrew Robertt, Michael Whalley, Benedict WallMichael Palin, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez

Synopsis

Pirates of the Airwaves

In 1966 a group of determined young men defied the New Zealand government and launched a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the Hauraki Gulf.

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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