The Macra Terror
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The Macra Terror is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and known for introducing the giant crab-like creatures called the Macra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Macra Terror canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4961286 — 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 Macra Terror Context triple: [Anneke Wills, appearedIn, The Macra Terror]
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A.
Lunanhead
Lunanhead is a small village in eastern Scotland situated within the Angus council area.
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B.
The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
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C.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
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D.
The Monster
The Monster is the stage name and alter ego of American record producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, under which he has released music and production work.
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E.
The Monster
The Monster is the iconic reanimated creature in the 1931 film "Frankenstein," known for its tragic, misunderstood nature and enduring influence on horror cinema.
- 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 Macra Terror Target entity description: The Macra Terror is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and known for introducing the giant crab-like creatures called the Macra.
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A.
Lunanhead
Lunanhead is a small village in eastern Scotland situated within the Angus council area.
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B.
The Menacing Mist
"The Menacing Mist" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
-
C.
Door into the Dark
Door into the Dark is a 1969 poetry collection by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that deepens his exploration of rural life, memory, and identity through richly textured, earthy verse.
-
D.
The Monster
The Monster is the iconic reanimated creature in the 1931 film "Frankenstein," known for its tragic, misunderstood nature and enduring influence on horror cinema.
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E.
The Monster
The Monster is the stage name and alter ego of American record producer and rapper Swizz Beatz, under which he has released music and production work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who serial
ⓘ
science fiction television story ⓘ television serial ⓘ |
| animatedReleaseYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| basedOnFranchise | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | Saturday ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | John Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodesMissingFromArchives | 4 ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist | Macra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ben Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamie McCrimmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCreature | Macra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDevice | TARDIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDoctorIncarnation | Second Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
mind control ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
| follows | The Moonbase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAnimatedReconstruction | yes ⓘ |
| introducesCreature | Macra ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateEnd | 1967-04-01 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateStart | 1967-03-11 ⓘ |
| originalAirYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | The Faceless Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Innes Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedOnHomeMedia |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| scriptEditor | Gerry Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | Season 4 ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| setIn |
distant future
ⓘ
human colony ⓘ |
| stars |
Anneke Wills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frazer Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Craze NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Troughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | missing episodes ⓘ |
| storyNumber | 34 ⓘ |
| writer | Ian Stuart Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Macra Terror Description of subject: The Macra Terror is a 1967 serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Second Doctor and known for introducing the giant crab-like creatures called the Macra.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Doctor Who season 4 (1966–1967)