seem a little familiar. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. this is the bayeux tapestry and this isn't. this depiction of the norman conquest is more than 900 years old. this version of a song of ice and fire is a little younger, but no less ambitious. the tapestry is over 87 metres long. so it condenses over 90 hours of tv into 87 metres of tapestry. it was made and worked on by 30 embroiderers from the national museums of northern ireland who worked in top—secret. game of thrones was not so much a series of books or a television programme, but a cultural phenomenon. millions of people watched it around the world and the awards just kept