Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space"
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"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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5138768 — 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 "The Ark in Space" Context triple: [Tom Baker, hasPartIn, Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space"]
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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 "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen"
"Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen" is an unproduced Doctor Who serial by Douglas Adams that later served as the basis for elements of his novel "Life, the Universe and Everything."
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D.
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.
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E.
Doctor Who episode "An Unearthly Child"
"An Unearthly Child" is the 1963 debut episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, introducing the Doctor, his time machine, and the show's central premise.
- 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 "The Ark in Space" Target entity description: "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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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 "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen"
"Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen" is an unproduced Doctor Who serial by Douglas Adams that later served as the basis for elements of his novel "Life, the Universe and Everything."
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D.
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.
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E.
Doctor Who episode "An Unearthly Child"
"An Unearthly Child" is the 1963 debut episode of the British science fiction series Doctor Who, introducing the Doctor, his time machine, and the show's central premise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Doctor Who serial ⓘ |
| basedOnScriptBy | John Lucarotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Rodney Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAlienSpecies | Wirrn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Harry Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lycett NERFINISHED ⓘ Noah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Jane Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ Vira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCompanion |
Harry Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sarah Jane Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresDoctor | Fourth Doctor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
body horror
ⓘ
preservation of humanity ⓘ suspended animation ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Sontaran Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 4-part serial ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dudley Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early story of Tom Baker era
ⓘ
introduction of Nerva Beacon setting ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateEnd | 1975-02-15 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateStart | 1975-01-25 ⓘ |
| originalAirYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf |
Doctor Who
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doctor Who season 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Philip Hinchcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 4C ⓘ |
| scriptEditor | Robert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Nerva Beacon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
space station ⓘ |
| settingTime | far future ⓘ |
| starsActor |
Elisabeth Sladen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian Marter NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenton Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Richardson Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doctor Who serial "The Ark in Space" Description of subject: "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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.