The Idiot's Lantern
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"The Idiot's Lantern" is a 2006 Doctor Who episode set in 1950s London, where the Tenth Doctor and Rose investigate a mysterious television broadcast that steals people's faces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idiots Lantern | 1 |
| The Idiot's Lantern canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12951201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idiot's Lantern Context triple: [Doctor Who series 2, includesEpisode, The Idiot's Lantern]
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A.
The Illiterate Hands
The Illiterate Hands was a short-lived British indie/alternative rock band best known for featuring multi-instrumentalist Nigel Powell before his work with acts like Unbelievable Truth and Frank Turner.
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B.
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is a British comedy television series that parodies Victorian literature and classic BBC costume dramas through absurd, character-driven sketches set in a cluttered old shop.
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C.
Slaves of the Lamp
Slaves of the Lamp is a story (in two parts) within Rudyard Kipling’s schoolboy collection *Stalky & Co.*, following the mischievous exploits of the students at a British boarding school.
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D.
A Fool's Alphabet
A Fool's Alphabet is a novel by Sebastian Faulks that tells the story of a photographer’s life through 26 alphabetically ordered, non-chronological chapters set in different locations.
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E.
Realm of the Absurd
Realm of the Absurd is a satirical illustrated work by Indian modernist artist Gaganendranath Tagore that critiques social and political absurdities through caricature and visual humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Idiot's Lantern Target entity description: "The Idiot's Lantern" is a 2006 Doctor Who episode set in 1950s London, where the Tenth Doctor and Rose investigate a mysterious television broadcast that steals people's faces.
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A.
The Illiterate Hands
The Illiterate Hands was a short-lived British indie/alternative rock band best known for featuring multi-instrumentalist Nigel Powell before his work with acts like Unbelievable Truth and Frank Turner.
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B.
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff is a British comedy television series that parodies Victorian literature and classic BBC costume dramas through absurd, character-driven sketches set in a cluttered old shop.
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C.
Slaves of the Lamp
Slaves of the Lamp is a story (in two parts) within Rudyard Kipling’s schoolboy collection *Stalky & Co.*, following the mischievous exploits of the students at a British boarding school.
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D.
A Fool's Alphabet
A Fool's Alphabet is a novel by Sebastian Faulks that tells the story of a photographer’s life through 26 alphabetically ordered, non-chronological chapters set in different locations.
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E.
Realm of the Absurd
Realm of the Absurd is a satirical illustrated work by Indian modernist artist Gaganendranath Tagore that critiques social and political absurdities through caricature and visual humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who television episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| broadcastMediumInPlot | television ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Euros Lyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eddie Connolly
NERFINISHED
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Rita Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Connolly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCompanion | Rose Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Impossible Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | live-action television ⓘ |
| franchise | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family conflict
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identity loss ⓘ mass media influence ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Murray Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | Tenth Doctor era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | mysterious television broadcast steals people's faces ⓘ |
| portrayedCompanionBy | Billie Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedDoctorBy | David Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Age of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Collinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 2.7 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| season | Series 2 ⓘ |
| series | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | coronation of Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| showrunner | Russell T Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starringDoctor | Tenth Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Mark Gatiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Idiot's Lantern Description of subject: "The Idiot's Lantern" is a 2006 Doctor Who episode set in 1950s London, where the Tenth Doctor and Rose investigate a mysterious television broadcast that steals people's faces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Idiots Lantern