Doctor Who serial "Terror of the Autons"
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"Terror of the Autons" is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Master and is noted for its sinister use of everyday plastic objects as deadly Autons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Who serial "Terror of the Autons" canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14239575 — 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 "Terror of the Autons" Context triple: [Barry Letts, workedOn, Doctor Who serial "Terror of the Autons"]
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A.
Doctor Who serial "Day of the Daleks"
"Day of the Daleks" is a 1972 Doctor Who television serial featuring the Third Doctor in a time-travel thriller involving guerrilla fighters and the Daleks attempting to alter Earth's future.
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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 "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.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Mind of Evil"
"The Mind of Evil" is a 1971 six-part serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor facing a deadly mind-altering machine and the return of the Master.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "The Daemons"
"The Daemons" is a highly regarded 1971 five-part serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor confronting occult forces in an English village that turn out to have an alien origin.
- 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 "Terror of the Autons" Target entity description: "Terror of the Autons" is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Master and is noted for its sinister use of everyday plastic objects as deadly Autons.
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A.
Doctor Who serial "Day of the Daleks"
"Day of the Daleks" is a 1972 Doctor Who television serial featuring the Third Doctor in a time-travel thriller involving guerrilla fighters and the Daleks attempting to alter Earth's future.
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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 "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.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Mind of Evil"
"The Mind of Evil" is a 1971 six-part serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor facing a deadly mind-altering machine and the return of the Master.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "The Daemons"
"The Daemons" is a highly regarded 1971 five-part serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor confronting occult forces in an English village that turn out to have an alien origin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Barry Letts
subject surface form:
Barry Letts