Nature
Station:
BBC Two (UK)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2012-03-04
Rating:
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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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S1E1 - 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.
Air Date: 04 Mar 2012 15:00 (CDT)
S1E2 - 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.
Air Date: 11 Mar 2012 16:00 (CDT)
S1E3 - 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.
Air Date: 18 Mar 2012 16:00 (CDT)