Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

2012 1 Seasons ⭐ 8.2
Documentary

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.

Seasons

1. The Pathway

2012-03-04

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 li…

2. Spin

2012-03-11

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…

3. Tilt

2012-03-18

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,…

Top Cast

Kate Humble
Kate Humble
Helen Czerski
Helen Czerski

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