BBC television series Room 101
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BBC television series Room 101 is a comedy panel show in which celebrity guests humorously argue for their personal pet hates to be banished to a metaphorical room of oblivion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BBC television series Room 101 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: BBC television series Room 101 Context triple: [Room 101, inspired, BBC television series Room 101]
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BBC television serial
The BBC television serial is a 1979 British adaptation of John le Carré’s espionage novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," acclaimed for its faithful storytelling and Alec Guinness’s iconic portrayal of George Smiley.
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BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series
The BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series is a long-running audio drama adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for its faithful scripts and Clive Merrison’s definitive portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
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C.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 BBC adaptation)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 BBC adaptation) is a landmark British television drama that brought George Orwell’s dystopian novel to the small screen in a controversial and influential live production.
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Room 101
Room 101 is the infamous torture chamber in George Orwell’s *Nineteen Eighty-Four* where prisoners are confronted with their worst fears to break their resistance and enforce absolute obedience.
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E.
Houses of Parliament series
The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: BBC television series Room 101 Target entity description: BBC television series Room 101 is a comedy panel show in which celebrity guests humorously argue for their personal pet hates to be banished to a metaphorical room of oblivion.
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A.
BBC television serial
The BBC television serial is a 1979 British adaptation of John le Carré’s espionage novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," acclaimed for its faithful storytelling and Alec Guinness’s iconic portrayal of George Smiley.
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B.
BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series
The BBC Radio Sherlock Holmes series is a long-running audio drama adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective stories, best known for its faithful scripts and Clive Merrison’s definitive portrayal of Sherlock Holmes.
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C.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 BBC adaptation)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954 BBC adaptation) is a landmark British television drama that brought George Orwell’s dystopian novel to the small screen in a controversial and influential live production.
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D.
Room 101
Room 101 is the infamous torture chamber in George Orwell’s *Nineteen Eighty-Four* where prisoners are confronted with their worst fears to break their resistance and enforce absolute obedience.
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E.
Houses of Parliament series
The Houses of Parliament series is a group of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting the British Parliament building in London under varying light and weather conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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television comedy panel show ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of Room 101 from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor | BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationUsed | Room 101 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1994 ⓘ |
| formatDescription | celebrity guests argue to consign their pet hates to a metaphorical Room 101 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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panel show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | studio audience ⓘ |
| hasFormatElement |
guests present items or concepts they dislike
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host decides whether to consign items to Room 101 ⓘ |
| hasGuestType |
celebrities
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comedians ⓘ public figures ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Frank Skinner
NERFINISHED
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Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSegment | discussion of each nominated pet hate ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | dystopian torture chamber Room 101 in Nineteen Eighty-Four ⓘ |
| isHumorousVersionOf | the idea of ultimate personal fear or hatred ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterHost |
Frank Skinner
NERFINISHED
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Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal dislikes of guests ⓘ |
| notableHost |
Frank Skinner
NERFINISHED
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Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Merton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | more than 10 ⓘ |
| originalHost | Nick Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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BBC Two NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringTheme |
banishing personal annoyances
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humorous criticism of everyday irritations ⓘ |
| setting | television studio ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure | one host with one or more celebrity guests discussing disliked things ⓘ |
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Subject: BBC television series Room 101 Description of subject: BBC television series Room 101 is a comedy panel show in which celebrity guests humorously argue for their personal pet hates to be banished to a metaphorical room of oblivion.
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