The Moonbase
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"The Moonbase" is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and a Cybermen invasion of a lunar weather-control station.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Moonbase canonical | 5 |
| Moonbase 3 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4961285 — 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 Moonbase Context triple: [Anneke Wills, appearedIn, The Moonbase]
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A.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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B.
Venture to the Moon
"Venture to the Moon" is a science fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke that follows a pioneering mission and early human adventures in lunar exploration.
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C.
Moonrakers
Moonrakers is a traditional nickname for the inhabitants of Slaithwaite, a village in West Yorkshire, England.
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D.
To the Moon
"To the Moon" is a song featured on the album "All I Want Is You."
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E.
Rogue Moon
Rogue Moon is an album by the experimental rock band The Howling Hex, known for their unconventional song structures and eclectic sound.
- 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 Moonbase Target entity description: "The Moonbase" is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and a Cybermen invasion of a lunar weather-control station.
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A.
A Fall of Moondust
A Fall of Moondust is a 1961 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke about a tourist vessel trapped beneath the Moon’s dust surface and the ensuing rescue efforts.
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B.
Venture to the Moon
"Venture to the Moon" is a science fiction work by Arthur C. Clarke that follows a pioneering mission and early human adventures in lunar exploration.
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C.
Moonrakers
Moonrakers is a traditional nickname for the inhabitants of Slaithwaite, a village in West Yorkshire, England.
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D.
To the Moon
"To the Moon" is a song featured on the album "All I Want Is You."
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E.
Rogue Moon
Rogue Moon is an album by the experimental rock band The Howling Hex, known for their unconventional song structures and eclectic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who serial
ⓘ
television serial ⓘ |
| broadcastAs | weekly serial ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Morris Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Cybermen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ben Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamie McCrimmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization | International Space Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRace | Cybermen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | Gravitron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceOf | Cybermen on the Moon ⓘ |
| follows | The Underwater Menace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasAnimatedReconstruction | yes ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme | Doctor Who theme by Ron Grainer and Delia Derbyshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| missingEpisodesStatus | two episodes missing from original recordings ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateEnd | 1967-03-04 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateStart | 1967-02-11 ⓘ |
| originalAirYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Second Doctor and his companions confront a Cybermen invasion of a Moon-based weather-control station called the Gravitron. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The Macra Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Innes Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | HH ⓘ |
| releasedOnHomeMedia |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| scriptEditor | Gerry Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumberInClassicSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar weather-control station ⓘ |
| stars |
Anneke Wills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frazer Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Craze NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Troughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyNumberInDoctorWho | 33 ⓘ |
| writer | Gerry Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Moonbase Description of subject: "The Moonbase" is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and a Cybermen invasion of a lunar weather-control station.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moonbase 3
subject surface form:
Doctor Who season 4 (1966–1967)