The Living Planet
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The Living Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the diversity of life and the ecosystems of Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Living Planet canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T167961 — 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 Living Planet Context triple: [David Attenborough, notableWork, The Living Planet]
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A.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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B.
Half-Earth Project
The Half-Earth Project is a global conservation initiative, inspired by E.O. Wilson’s vision, that advocates protecting half of the planet’s land and seas to safeguard biodiversity and prevent mass extinction.
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C.
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
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D.
Evolving Planet
Evolving Planet is a permanent exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum that traces the history of life on Earth, from its origins through the age of dinosaurs to the present.
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E.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
- 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 Living Planet Target entity description: The Living Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the diversity of life and the ecosystems of Earth.
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A.
The Endangered Earth
The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
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B.
Half-Earth Project
The Half-Earth Project is a global conservation initiative, inspired by E.O. Wilson’s vision, that advocates protecting half of the planet’s land and seas to safeguard biodiversity and prevent mass extinction.
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C.
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See is a non-fiction book and accompanying BBC radio series in which Douglas Adams documents his travels to observe rare and endangered species around the world with conservationist Mark Carwardine.
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D.
Evolving Planet
Evolving Planet is a permanent exhibition at Chicago’s Field Museum that traces the history of life on Earth, from its origins through the age of dinosaurs to the present.
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E.
The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC television series
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nature documentary television series ⓘ television documentary ⓘ |
| aim | to show how living organisms relate to their environment ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | television ⓘ |
| composer | Elizabeth Parker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 55 minutes ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Christopher Parsons ⓘ |
| features | wildlife footage from multiple continents ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | location filming around the world ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1984 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
adaptation of organisms to environments
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diversity of life on Earth ⓘ global habitats ⓘ |
| format | television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre | nature documentary ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeCount | 12 ⓘ |
| hasNarrationStyle | on-location presentation by David Attenborough ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Trials of Life ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator | David Attenborough ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark BBC natural history series
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global ecological perspective ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | David Attenborough’s Life series ⓘ |
| predecessor | Life on Earth ⓘ |
| presentedBy | David Attenborough ⓘ |
| presenter | David Attenborough ⓘ |
| producer | BBC Natural History Unit ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| setting | various ecosystems around the world ⓘ |
| subject |
biodiversity
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ecology ⓘ ecosystems ⓘ |
| successor | The Trials of Life ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| title | The Living Planet self-link ⓘ |
| topic |
environment
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natural history ⓘ wildlife ⓘ |
| writer | David Attenborough ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Living Planet Description of subject: The Living Planet is a landmark BBC nature documentary series presented by David Attenborough that explores the diversity of life and the ecosystems of Earth.
Referenced by (8)
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subject surface form:
David Attenborough