Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

BBC Two Ended Nature

1 Season · 3 Episodes · Premiered March 4, 2012 · Ended March 18, 2012

Right now you're hurtling around the Sun at 100,000 kms an hour. Join Kate Humble and Dr. Helen Czerski as they explore the relationship between the Earth's orbit and the weather.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

3 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Sun, Mar 4 2012 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this first episode they travel from July to the December solstice, experiencing spectacular weather and the largest tides on Earth. To show how the Earth's orbit affects our lives, Helen jumps out of an aeroplane and Kate briefly becomes the fastest driver on Earth.
E02
Episode 2
Sun, Mar 11 2012 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this second episode we travel from January to the March equinox. Kate Humble gets closer to the sun than she has ever been before, whilst Helen Czerski visits a place that gets some of the biggest and fastest snowstorms on Earth.
E03
Episode 3
Sun, Mar 18 2012 9:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
In this final episode we complete our journey, travelling back from the March equinox to the end of June. Kate Humble is in the Arctic at a place where spring arrives with a bang, whilst Helen Czerski chases a tornado to show how the earth's angle of tilt creates the most extreme weather on the planet.
Helen Czerski
Helen Czerski as Helen Czerski
Kate Humble
Kate Humble as Kate Humble

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