Play for Today
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Play for Today was a landmark British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC from 1970 to 1984, known for its socially conscious, often controversial single plays by leading contemporary writers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Play for Today canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514002 — 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: Play for Today Context triple: [Armchair Theatre, influenced, Play for Today]
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A.
One Today
"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco that reflects on American unity and diversity, written for and delivered at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration in 2013.
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B.
Here Today
"Here Today" is a reflective pop ballad by Paul McCartney, written as a tribute to his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon and released on his 1982 solo album "Tug of War."
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C.
The Day Today
The Day Today is a British satirical television news show that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal, absurdist humor and helped launch the careers of several prominent UK comedians.
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D.
Hodie
Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.
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E.
Live Today
Live Today is a jazz album by bassist and composer Derrick Hodge that blends contemporary jazz with elements of soul, hip-hop, and R&B.
- 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: Play for Today Target entity description: Play for Today was a landmark British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC from 1970 to 1984, known for its socially conscious, often controversial single plays by leading contemporary writers.
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A.
One Today
"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco that reflects on American unity and diversity, written for and delivered at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration in 2013.
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B.
Here Today
"Here Today" is a reflective pop ballad by Paul McCartney, written as a tribute to his late Beatles bandmate John Lennon and released on his 1982 solo album "Tug of War."
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C.
The Day Today
The Day Today is a British satirical television news show that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal, absurdist humor and helped launch the careers of several prominent UK comedians.
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D.
Hodie
Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.
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E.
Live Today
Live Today is a jazz album by bassist and composer Derrick Hodge that blends contemporary jazz with elements of soul, hip-hop, and R&B.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television anthology series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Play for Today (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekday evening ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1984 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Alan Shallcross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ Graeme MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Innes Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Irene Shubik NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenith Trodd NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Matheson NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Eyre NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Craddock NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames Television (co‑productions)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Screen One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Screen Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | single plays ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology drama
ⓘ
television play ⓘ |
| hasFormat | stand‑alone television plays ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later British television drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfProduction | BBC Television Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial subject matter
ⓘ
socially conscious drama ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Passage to England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A Photograph NERFINISHED ⓘ Abigail’s Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Bar Mitzvah Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Remembered Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Brimstone and Treacle NERFINISHED ⓘ Cathy Come Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Country ⓘ Just a Boys’ Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuts in May NERFINISHED ⓘ Penda’s Fen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rumpole of the Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Spend, Spend, Spend NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Stuff NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flipside of Dominick Hide NERFINISHED ⓘ The Other Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spongers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 14 ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | BBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC television drama output NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | The Wednesday Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
political issues
ⓘ
social change in 1970s Britain ⓘ working‑class life in Britain ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 50–100 minutes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Play for Today Description of subject: Play for Today was a landmark British television anthology drama series produced by the BBC from 1970 to 1984, known for its socially conscious, often controversial single plays by leading contemporary writers.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Abigail's Party