Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs
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Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs is a British television documentary series in which composer Howard Goodall explores pivotal innovations that transformed the history of Western music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8154779 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs Context triple: [Howard Goodall, notableWork, Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs]
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C.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs Target entity description: Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs is a British television documentary series in which composer Howard Goodall explores pivotal innovations that transformed the history of Western music.
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A.
The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce is a 2004 crime-comedy film based on an Elmore Leonard novel, starring Owen Wilson as a small-time crook drawn into a laid-back Hawaiian caper.
-
B.
George and the Big Bang
"George and the Big Bang" is a children's science adventure novel co-authored by Lucy Hawking and Stephen Hawking that introduces young readers to cosmology and physics through an engaging story.
-
C.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
-
D.
The Music Explosion
The Music Explosion was an American garage rock band best known for their 1967 hit single "Little Bit O' Soul."
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E.
Wonderland Sound and Vision
Wonderland Sound and Vision is a film and television production company founded by director McG, known for producing action-oriented and genre entertainment projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television documentary series
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music documentary television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept by Howard Goodall ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Howard Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video release
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television broadcast ⓘ |
| examines |
cultural impact of musical innovations
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technological changes in music ⓘ |
| explores |
historical development of Western musical systems
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key turning points in Western music ⓘ pivotal innovations in Western music ⓘ |
| features |
Howard Goodall
NERFINISHED
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historical reenactments and demonstrations ⓘ musical examples and performances ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | transformative moments in music history ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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music history ⓘ |
| hasEpisode |
episode on equal temperament
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episode on notation ⓘ episode on opera ⓘ episode on recorded sound ⓘ episode on the orchestra ⓘ episode on the piano ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual documentary episodes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
music composition
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music technology ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | presenter-led documentary ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Howard Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tiger Aspect Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Western music history
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musical innovation ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general audience
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viewers interested in classical music ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Howard Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | non-fiction television program ⓘ |
| writer | Howard Goodall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs Description of subject: Howard Goodall’s Big Bangs is a British television documentary series in which composer Howard Goodall explores pivotal innovations that transformed the history of Western music.
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