Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

A calm, scholarly museum visit with enthusiastic experts unpacking a famous artifact, informative and gently absorbing rather than dramatic.

Directed by

Joe Myerscough

Genres

Documentary, History, Tv movie

Starring

Michael Palin, David Olusoga, Janina Ramirez

Overview

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 follow the painstaking efforts to bring this priceless work of art back to the UK, where experts believe it was made, for a once-in-a-millennium exhibition at the British Museum.

How it feels

Earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Art, memory, power, war

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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