Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey - Season 1 - Eps 1: The Pathway
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.
About Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
Title: Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
First Air Date: 2012-03-04
Last Air Date: 2012-03-18
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 13 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 3
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Kate Humble
Self - Presenter
Helen Czerski
Self - Presenter
