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Sunrise Earth is a nature documentary television series featuring hour-long episodes that aired in the United States on Discovery HD Theater, now renamed HD Theater. The series focuses on presenting the viewer with sunrises in various geographical locations throughout the world. It is also notable for its complete lack of human narration, concentrating instead on the natural sounds of each episodes' specific location. High-definition video images and Dolby 5.1 stereo surround sound are used to present each natural environment in a clear and detailed manner. The show is an example of the genre known as "Experiential TV", developed by series creator David Conover. The technique has been described by TV critic Tom Shales as "crazily uneventful and thoroughly wonderful."
Episode 66 : Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings
January. 01,0001
Episode 65 : Total Solar Eclipse
January. 01,0001
This program records the events of one total solar eclipse, that of March 29th, 2006 as it happens in two locations on the planet. We travel to Natel, Brazil (at the beginning of the eclipse) and observe a group of fishermen and wild native species along an open stretch of beach. We then shift to Antalya, Turkey (for the mid-point of the eclipse) and observe a peaceful village as the moon makes it's way across the sun.
** Possible duplicate of 1x52 **
Episode 64 : Great Barrier Reef
January. 20,2009
The sun jumps directly into the sky at the Tropic of Capricorn.
Episode 63 : The Skelligs of Ireland
December. 28,2007
Seven miles off the Irish coast stands a pair of imposing rocks known as Little Skellig and Skillig Michael, where early morning light sihouettes stone huts called "beehives" built by monks.
Episode 62 : Venetian Canals
September. 08,2008
Venice, Italy Many have called this Old World maritime center the most beautiful city on earth. Millions visit each year, attracted by the image of a romantic sunset serenade on a gondola while dreamily floating down on the Grand Canal. Dawn offers its own distinctive window into this city's character, long before the gondolas awake. This episode departs from the fixed vantage points of past Sunrise Earth shows. For the first time, we take a voyage by slow-moving boat. We do our best to get lost within the 28 miles of the Venetian canal system. A mesmerizing passage into the Cannaregio district reveals the lesser-known beauty behind the city's famous glitz. Workboats slip under low bridges and their even lower hanging verdant plants. Cool yellows and pinks catch the morning sun and betray the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and some of the world's finest marble stonework. Window shutters are opened by sleepy-eyed Italians, startling the pigeons, which roost along the narrow waterways at night. We silently pass the sites where famous Venetians once awoke each day; such as the great Renaissance painter Tintoretto and the Orient explorer Marco Polo. Fishermen motor by, on their way to the open air market in the Rialto, with over 100 varieties of fish. Caught amidst the tension of the moving and the still, the beauty of Venice is sustained for another day.
Episode 61 : Vancouver Inside Passage
September. 12,2008
The dawn activities of wildlife in northern Vancouver.
Episode 60 : Midnight Sun of Svalbard
September. 11,2008
The Svalbard group of islands in the Arctic Ocean about midway between Norway and the North Pole.
Episode 59 : High Desert Arches
September. 10,2008
The Arches National Park in Utah
Episode 58 : Japanese Garden
September. 09,2008
The Ritsurin Garden in Takamatsu City.
Episode 57 : New Zealand Frost
January. 23,2009
Dawn pierces a lavender sky on the South Island of New Zealand. We are alongside a serene glacial lake in the Southern Alps, called Lake Wakatipu, and are entirely ringed by looming mountains. These high ranges betray the story of the collision of continental plates as schist "tors" border spires of metamorphic rock. It is a storybook vista. In fact, the beech forests along the lake were filmed for "The Lord of the Rings." At lake level, delicate hoarfrost nightly coats grasses and plants. As the sun ascends, light sparks in a fairyland of ice crystals. The indigo sky blooms into yellow dawn. Warmth invades the braided river system of shallow sandbars and flats, as paradise shelducks graze on clover and weed seeds. The shy dunnock or hedge sparrow pecks among the pebbles. Hoarfrost melts in the rising sun - a winter's day begins, at the bottom of the world - in "Middle Earth."
Episode 56 : Society Island Sunrise
January. 22,2009
Sunrise over Huahine includes a rainbow.
Episode 55 : Haleakala Crater
January. 21,2009
Hakeakala volcano, though large and potentially deadly, is one of the most peaceful places on earth.
Episode 54 : Secrets of the Sun
April. 11,2010
Scientists are interviewed as an examination of the sun and its impact on the Earth and its inhabitants.
Episode 53 : Polar Bears
December. 26,2006
Polar bears congregate in Cape Churchill, Manitoba in Canada.
Episode 52 : Total Eclipse
June. 25,2006
The life-cycle of a solar eclipse and how it affects the world below.
Episode 51 : Christmas Lights
December. 25,2007
A holiday-themed show featuring the last hours of sunlight, instead of the first. Locations across the United States are highlighted, from New York to Alaska.
Episode 50 : Patagonian Penguins
February. 16,2007
The largest colony of Magellanic penguins in the world welcomes a new day near Punta Tomba, Argentina.
Episode 49 : Amazon Parakeets
February. 15,2007
Episode 48 : Andrean Dawn at Machu Picchu
February. 14,2007
The center of the Incan empire, Machu Picchu in Peru, is shown as the sun rises on this city high in the Andes Mountains
Episode 47 : Peruvian Rainforest Canopy
February. 13,2007
Tambopata, Peru Two hundred feet high in the canopy of Peruvian rainforest, a pink and distant light encroaches. The dense forest holds the dawn air. Birds sing alone, together - a purple-throated cotinga, then a distant flycatcher. Butterflies gather nectar. The high canopy teems with insects - oblivious as the sun ascends. Rosy light splashes the sky. The sun pushes its way into the forest. A blue-headed parrot busies herself collecting twigs for her nest. A cobalt-winged parakeet pulls at the white seed masses of a kapok tree - feeding and pollinating at the same time. As the sun rises overhead, we slowly descend into the tangled under story. Orchids and epiphytes bob in the moist air. Complex partnerships between insects, birds and plants play out amongst an eden of species. Aricaris - brown mandibled and curl-crested toucans - chase insects. Descending farther, we land on the forest floor amongst broad-leaved plants and a nation of insects - lines of foraging ants, wandering ground beetles, a jumping spider. The fervent life of the rainforest is revealed in a slow drift downwards to the forest floor.
Episode 46 : Argentinean Seal Pups
February. 12,2007
Day breaks in a slice of red over the Southern Atlantic Ocean Península Valdés, Argentina and a colony of southern elephant seals and its new pups.
Episode 45 : Icelandic Geysir
December. 22,2006
A geyser in Iceland is shown in the first morning sunlight.
Episode 44 : Mediterranean Port
December. 21,2006
The sun rises on a port in Antalya, Turkey and the lighthouse in Alexandria, Egypt.
Episode 43 : Stonehenge Dawn
December. 20,2006
The Salisbury Plain in the United Kingdom is the site of one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Stonehenge is thought to be a sun-based calendar, so it's only fitting for a sunrise to be recorded here.
Episode 42 : Foothills of Turkey
December. 18,2006
The sun casts its light on a farming village in Aspendos, Turkey.
Episode 41 : Scandinavian Waterfall
December. 19,2006
A new day comes to Gullfoss, Iceland.
Sunrise: Nature's alarm clock for the land, the sea, and the myriad of creatures who call our planet home. Accompany us on a tranquil journey into the landscape itself as we enjoy the sights and the ambient sounds associated with the first light of a new day.
Episode 40 : Elephant Trunk Park
October. 06,2006
Morning exercises similar to Tai Chi in Elephant Trunk Park in Guilin, China.
Episode 39 : Buddhists of Wat Svay
October. 05,2006
Siem Reap, China Every culture has its own connection to the natural world at dawn. In Siem Reap, Cambodia, the chants of monks echo from within a Theravada Buddhist monastery, called a "wat." These chants help start the day by focusing the monks' attention. Potential distractions are many. Unlike the cloistered monastic retreats of the west, the Wat Svay compound is at the community hub, at its central cross-road. Yet despite busy human activity, the peaceful influence and presence of the natural world remains near for the focused mind. A vibrant pigeon roost is found on the pagoda's rooftop, amidst ornamental carvings that depict serpent figures called "nagas," protectors from the earth. School children wander among the votive "stupas," maintaining the grounds. And as the monks honor their lineage of spiritual teachers, a spectacular rainbow reveals itself high over the temple. One last little know fact…a rainbow at sunrise will always have a steeper arc than any rainbow that happens near mid-day.
Episode 38 : PingAn Rice Paddies
October. 04,2006
Frogs, spiders, and birds wake to the morning sun on a terraced farm near PingAn, China. Take in the morning activities of the Dragon's Backbone, a stunning sixty-six square kilometers of crop terraces hand-cultivated by 800 farmers that snake up over a thousand feet of vertical altitude. These are marks of the Zhuang people.
Episode 37 : Li River Cormorants
October. 03,2006
Trained Cormorants catch fish for fishermen on the Li River near Xingping, China.
Episode 36 : Angkor Temples of Khmer Kings
October. 02,2006
The temples of Angkor in Cambodia are lit by the rising sun.
Episode 35 : Dawn of Cerro de la Muerte
June. 23,2006
Episode 34 : Playa Grande Moonset
June. 22,2006
The moon sinks into the ocean in the Marino Las Baulas National Park in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Episode 33 : Cloudforest Waterfall
June. 21,2006
La Paz River, Vara Blanca, Costa Rica — The crater lake of the Poas Volcano drains from 9,000 feet into this high altitude cloudforest ravine. Stepping downward through a series of five waterfalls, we descend as the sun rises. Rays of light catch suspended water particles from the falling water, as green threads of life cling to sodden cliff walls. From within its pupa, an owl butterfly emerges with the increasing warmth of day, pumping fluid into its silken wings. Through the last rock opening, the water and sun burst out and down towards a restful pool, the famous La Paz waterfall.
Episode 32 : Birds of Palo Verde
June. 20,2006
A wide variety of birds mingle in the Tempisque Basin of Costa Rica's Palo Verde National Park.
Episode 31 : Mayan Pyramid
June. 19,2006
The National Park of Tikal in Guatemala is home to Mayan Pyramids, where howler monkeys, parrots, and toucans welcome the new day.
Episode 30 : Glacier of Kenai Fjords
October. 14,2005
Perched in the dawn hours along the terminal moraine of Kenai Fjords National Park's largest tidewater glacier are blue icebergs flowing toward the sea. Scattered on the jet-black beach are other bergs broken under the pressure of a four-mile river of ice.
Episode 29 : Ninagiak Island
October. 27,2005
Episode 28 : Homer Takeoff
October. 26,2005
Fog envelopes Beluga Lake in Homer, Alaska, but dissipates as the sun rises and seaplanes take to the sky.
Episode 26 : Katmai Bears
October. 24,2005
After seven months of hibernation, the world's largest population of brown bears is ready for some sun in the Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. They begin the morning in the meadow, but as the sun rises and the tide goes out, the bears dig for clams in the flats.
Episode 25 : Sunrise West
October. 29,2004
Western U.S. — Crossing the North American continent in a scant four hours, dawn settles on the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the coastal ranges and beaches of California before departing the western shore. We witness the geo-dramas of Yellowstone geysers, herds of horses and bison on the open range, the spectacular lighting of the Teton Range. Then in California, we see the massive sequoia, tule elk, a rainbow of wildflowers, the Yosemite Valley, and elephant seals on the beach. These are the great sunrise moments in nearly a dozen morning ecosystems of the west.
Episode 24 : Sunrise East
October. 28,2004
Eastern U.S. — The sun hits the Atlantic seaboard five hours after the western coast of Europe, and a wide range of habitats begin the shift from the nocturnal to the heat and light of day. We observe the changes, as naturalists, from the sub-tropical ecosystem of the Everglades to the northern lakes of New England, from the very first light atop Cadillac Mountain in Maine to the sabal palms of the Gulf of Mexico. These are great sunrise moments in nearly a dozen morning ecosystems of the East.
Episode 23 : Island First Light
October. 27,2004
Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Maine — At 1,532 feet, this is the highest vantage point along the North Atlantic seaboard. During certain times of year, the summit receives the rays of the first rising sun within the United States. The pea, composed of pink granite, is perched above a forest of spruce and pitch pine. Among the granite slabs are tiny sub-alpine plants such as cinquefoil, squat, gnarled trees, wild blueberries and various sized boulders. The view of the Maine archipelago is unsurpassed, with the Cranberry Islands foremost in the southwest.
Episode 22 : Manatee Spring
October. 26,2004
The Homosassa Spring on the Gulf coast of Florida is home to West Indian manatees.
Episode 21 : Teton Beaver
October. 25,2004
Schwabacher's Landing, Moose, Wyoming — The nocturnal beavers have settled into a small tributary under the sheer cirque walls, rugged ridges and jagged peaks of the Teton Range. Their engineering skill has produced an 8-foot high dam and a new pond for those creatures of the day: a great blue heron fishing in the morning mist, ducks with their ducklings, trout, and a goldfinch feeding her chick. We witness these two communities as they pass each other during the crossroad of dawn.
Episode 20 : San Francisco Tai Chi
October. 22,2004
Episode 19 : Milk Cows in the Morning
October. 21,2004
Episode 18 : Edge of the Atlantic
October. 20,2004
The sun rises over the incoming waves on the Atlantic coast at Coast Guard Beach at the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
Episode 17 : Wildflower Elk
October. 19,2004
Watch Tule elk at sunrise in the Tule Elk Preserve in California.
Episode 16 : Everglades River of Grass
October. 18,2004
Pahayokee, Everglade National Park, Florida. Savannah-like open sawgrass prairie stretches as far as the eye can see, punctuated by the occasional cypress tree. Beneath the apparent prairie, however, is a wide river flowing at a speed of more than one mile per hour. It's Marjorie Stoneham Douglas' famous "River of Grass." In fact this exact Pahayokee platform was this writer's most frequented Everglade destination. To better observe the workings of the underwater world, we submerge a camera and peer directly into the lives of mosquito fish and the enriching mat-like algae known as periphyton. Insects traverse the razor sharp strands of grass as the weather changes.
Episode 15 : Western Ranch
October. 15,2004
The Triangle X Ranch in Moose, Wyoming welcomes the new day as horses graze in the pasture and geese pass overhead.
Episode 14 : Lobster Village
October. 14,2004
Lobster fishermen begin their day in New Harbor, Maine
Episode 13 : Sunrise Seal Colony
October. 13,2004
Elephant seals crawl up the beach at California's Point Reyes National Seashore to soak up the first drops of sunshine at this seal colony at Chimney Point, California. Elephant seals play in the water after a hunt, and tule elk wander in a meadow.
Episode 12 : Sequoia Light
October. 12,2004
Giant sequoias welcome the sun in Sequoia National Park in California
Episode 11 : Cribsworks Kayak
October. 11,2004
Early morning on the Penobscot River in Maine.
Episode 10 : Yosemite Dawn
October. 08,2004
Dawn in Yosemite National Park.
Episode 9 : Swallow Sea Cave
October. 07,2004
Sunrise over a sea cave full of young anemones and coralline algae.
Episode 8 : Tropical Palms
October. 06,2004
Fisherman enjoy daybreak off the coast of Florida.
Episode 7 : Alewive Eternal Return
October. 05,2004
Alewives make the dangerous trek from the freshwater lakes of New England to the Atlantic Ocean.
Episode 6 : Vermont Balloons
October. 04,2004
Hot air balloons fly over Vermont's Green Mountains.
Episode 5 : Sea of Terns
October. 01,2004
A colony of terns watches the sun rise in the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Chatham, Massachusetts. This is the second-largest colony of terns on the Atlantic coast, with over 17,000 birds
Episode 4 : Bison Before Breakfast
September. 30,2004
Bison awaken and graze in Yellowstone National Park.
Episode 3 : Gator Hole
September. 29,2004
Alligators, egrets, wood storks and ravens enjoy the first rays of sunshine from a gator hole in the Everglades National Park.
Episode 2 : Yellowstone Geysers
September. 28,2004
Sunrise in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Locations include Black Sands Basin, Firehole River, Midway Geyser Basin, Lower Geyser Basin, and Riverside Geyser
Episode 1 : Moose in the Morning
September. 27,2004
The sun rises as moose graze in Kidney Pond in Maine, under the shadow of the 4,000 ft. peak of Katahdin Mountain
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