Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
External Rating41%
201260 minEnded

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Network:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "Episode 3"

Aired on Mar 18, 2012, 9:00 PM

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Description

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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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 4, 2012
Ended
March 18, 2012
Schedule
Sunday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

Episode 1

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.

Mar 4, 2012

60 min

Episode 2

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.

Mar 11, 2012

60 min

Episode 3

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.

Mar 18, 2012

60 min

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