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Duration
5 minutes
Series Info
Season 1

Quick Summary

The Earth Stopped Spinning? is a programme that investigates the consequences of halting the planet’s rotation. It explains why stopping the Earth from spinning would be far from beneficial, highlighting the problems such a scenario would create and underscores the severe environmental and physical impacts that would follow.

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The programme titled The Earth Stopped Spinning? is a single‑episode feature that falls under the broader category of television episodes. It presents itself as a concise, self‑contained instalment that asks viewers to consider a striking hypothetical scenario. In this episode the central focus is to explain why bringing the planet’s rotation to a halt would be unwise. The narrative invites the audience to discover the reasons behind the claim that stopping the Earth’s spin isn’t a good idea, guiding them through a series of logical points that illustrate the drawbacks of such a proposal. The show proceeds by laying out the scientific reasoning that underpins the argument. It walks the viewer through the chain of consequences that would follow from a motionless Earth, highlighting the fundamental problems that would arise if the planet were to cease rotating. By the end of the episode, the audience is left with a clear understanding of why the Earth’s continual spin is essential. The programme wraps up its investigation by reinforcing the notion that halting the planet’s rotation would bring about undesirable outcomes, thereby answering the question posed in its title.

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Hey You What If? broadcasts on CBBC at 8:55am, Wednesday, 4 February 2026. (Subtitles, repeat)

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Runtime5 mins

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