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The Worst Episodes of Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Every episode of Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey!

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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey Season 1 Episode 1 - The Pathway
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    #1 - The Pathway

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey Season 1 Episode 2 - Spin
    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #2 - Spin

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey Season 1 Episode 3 - Tilt
    8.0/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Tilt

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Pathway" is the worst rated episode of "Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey". It scored 7.8/10 based on 54 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/4/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Spin".