Doctor Who serial "Robot"
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"Robot" is a 1974–75 Doctor Who serial that introduces Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor in a story blending science fiction and political intrigue involving a powerful experimental robot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Who serial "Robot" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14239584 — 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: Doctor Who serial "Robot" Context triple: [Barry Letts, directed, Doctor Who serial "Robot"]
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A.
Doctor Who serial "Spearhead from Space"
"Spearhead from Space" is a classic 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and marked the show's first use of colour and all-film production.
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B.
Doctor Who serial "The Invasion"
"The Invasion" is a classic eight-part 1968 Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor, notable for its modern-day Earth setting, Cybermen invasion plot, and introduction of the military organization UNIT.
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C.
Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space"
"The Ark in Space" is a classic 1975 Doctor Who serial featuring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor battling an insectoid alien threat aboard a space station preserving the last remnants of humanity.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "Pyramids of Mars"
"Pyramids of Mars" is a highly regarded 1975 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor facing the ancient and powerful alien Osiran Sutekh in a gothic, Egyptology-themed adventure.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "Logopolis"
"Logopolis" is a 1981 Doctor Who serial notable as Tom Baker’s final regular appearance as the Fourth Doctor, featuring the introduction of the Master’s new incarnation and the regeneration into the Fifth Doctor.
- 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: Doctor Who serial "Robot" Target entity description: "Robot" is a 1974–75 Doctor Who serial that introduces Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor in a story blending science fiction and political intrigue involving a powerful experimental robot.
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A.
Doctor Who serial "Spearhead from Space"
"Spearhead from Space" is a classic 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and marked the show's first use of colour and all-film production.
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B.
Doctor Who serial "The Invasion"
"The Invasion" is a classic eight-part 1968 Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor, notable for its modern-day Earth setting, Cybermen invasion plot, and introduction of the military organization UNIT.
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C.
Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space"
"The Ark in Space" is a classic 1975 Doctor Who serial featuring Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor battling an insectoid alien threat aboard a space station preserving the last remnants of humanity.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "Pyramids of Mars"
"Pyramids of Mars" is a highly regarded 1975 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor facing the ancient and powerful alien Osiran Sutekh in a gothic, Egyptology-themed adventure.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "Logopolis"
"Logopolis" is a 1981 Doctor Who serial notable as Tom Baker’s final regular appearance as the Fourth Doctor, featuring the introduction of the Master’s new incarnation and the regeneration into the Fifth Doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Barry Letts