Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum vs The Balloonists
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Balloonists). Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 26m. The Balloonists is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum
The Balloonists| Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum | The Balloonists | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 59m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Documentary, History, TV Movie | Documentary |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Myerscough | John Dower |
| Main cast | Michael Palin, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez | Bertrand Piccard |
Synopsis
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…
The Balloonists
Follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.
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