Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series)
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Living with the Gods is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series presented by Neil MacGregor that explores the role of religious belief and ritual in human societies across history and cultures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5786302 — 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: Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series) Context triple: [Neil MacGregor, notableWork, Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series)]
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A.
Small Gods
Small Gods is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in his Discworld universe, exploring religion, belief, and institutional power through dark humor and philosophical insight.
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B.
The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
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C.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
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D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
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E.
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce is a Christian allegorical novella by C. S. Lewis that imagines a bus journey from hell to heaven to explore themes of choice, salvation, and the nature of the afterlife.
- 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: Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series) Target entity description: Living with the Gods is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series presented by Neil MacGregor that explores the role of religious belief and ritual in human societies across history and cultures.
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A.
Small Gods
Small Gods is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in his Discworld universe, exploring religion, belief, and institutional power through dark humor and philosophical insight.
-
B.
The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
-
C.
Story for the Gods
"Story for the Gods" is a popular Nigerian hip-hop/afropop song by rapper Olamide, known for its catchy beat and streetwise lyrics.
-
D.
The Trial of God
The Trial of God is a play by Elie Wiesel that dramatizes a mock trial of God in a Jewish village devastated by a pogrom, exploring faith, suffering, and divine justice in the shadow of the Holocaust.
-
E.
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce is a Christian allegorical novella by C. S. Lewis that imagines a bus journey from hell to heaven to explore themes of choice, salvation, and the nature of the afterlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC Radio 4 programme
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radio documentary series ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | objects from museums and collections ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | radio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
diversity of religious practices across cultures
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how communities express belief through ritual ⓘ relationship between belief, identity and society ⓘ religious imagery and material culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparative religion
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cultural history ⓘ role of religious belief in human societies ⓘ role of ritual in human societies ⓘ |
| genre | documentary ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Living with the Gods (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | multi-part series ⓘ |
| hasFormat | radio series ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Living with the Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| narrator | Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | BBC Radio 4 documentary output ⓘ |
| presenter | Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
BBC
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BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
anthropology of religion
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history of religion ⓘ religion ⓘ religious belief ⓘ ritual ⓘ |
| theme |
collective belief and community
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how humans live with gods and spiritual beings ⓘ religion and conflict ⓘ religion and migration ⓘ religion and national identity ⓘ religion and power ⓘ rituals of life and death ⓘ sacred and profane spaces ⓘ |
| usesApproach |
cross-cultural comparison
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historical analysis ⓘ object-based storytelling ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Living with the Gods (BBC Radio 4 series) Description of subject: Living with the Gods is a BBC Radio 4 documentary series presented by Neil MacGregor that explores the role of religious belief and ritual in human societies across history and cultures.
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