Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Series Overview
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
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1 Season • 3 Episodes
60 min per episode
2012 – 2012
Premiered: Sun, Mar 4, 2012
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Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 3: “Tilt”
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 earth.
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Orbit - Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Type: Trailer • Published 2013-05-16
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Charles Colville, Arif Nurmohamed, Dick Taylor
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Charles Colville
Director
Arif Nurmohamed
Director
Dick Taylor
Director
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What is Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey about?
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
How many seasons does Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey have?
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey?
Key cast members in Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey include Kate Humble, Helen Czerski.
Who created or directed Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey?
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey was developed and directed by Charles Colville, Arif Nurmohamed, Dick Taylor.