Great Canal Journeys
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Great Canal Journeys is a British television documentary series in which actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel and explore canals and waterways around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Canal Journeys canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Canal Journeys Context triple: [Timothy West, notableWork, Great Canal Journeys]
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A.
River Borne
River Borne is a small river in south-central France that flows through the historic town of Le Puy-en-Velay in the Haute-Loire department.
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B.
Inland waterway network of England
The inland waterway network of England is an interconnected system of canals and navigable rivers used historically for transport and industry and now largely for leisure boating and tourism.
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C.
Canal of the East
Canal of the East is a man-made waterway in northeastern France that forms part of the country’s inland navigation network, linking major rivers and facilitating regional transport.
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D.
Sankey Canal
Sankey Canal is one of England’s earliest industrial canals, historically built to transport coal and other goods in the northwest of the country.
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E.
British inland waterways network
The British inland waterways network is an interconnected system of canals, navigable rivers, and waterways across Great Britain used for transport, leisure boating, and heritage conservation.
- 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: Great Canal Journeys Target entity description: Great Canal Journeys is a British television documentary series in which actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel and explore canals and waterways around the world.
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A.
River Borne
River Borne is a small river in south-central France that flows through the historic town of Le Puy-en-Velay in the Haute-Loire department.
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B.
Inland waterway network of England
The inland waterway network of England is an interconnected system of canals and navigable rivers used historically for transport and industry and now largely for leisure boating and tourism.
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C.
Canal of the East
Canal of the East is a man-made waterway in northeastern France that forms part of the country’s inland navigation network, linking major rivers and facilitating regional transport.
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D.
Sankey Canal
Sankey Canal is one of England’s earliest industrial canals, historically built to transport coal and other goods in the northwest of the country.
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E.
British inland waterways network
The British inland waterways network is an interconnected system of canals, navigable rivers, and waterways across Great Britain used for transport, leisure boating, and heritage conservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
canal engineering
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canal holidays ⓘ lock navigation ⓘ |
| featuresTopic |
European canals
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canals ⓘ inland waterways of the United Kingdom ⓘ international waterways ⓘ narrowboats ⓘ waterways ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary television series
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travel documentary ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Prunella Scales
NERFINISHED
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Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | television series ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Canal Journeys series 1
NERFINISHED
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Great Canal Journeys series 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 13 ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Canal Journeys series 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
boating culture
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canal-side communities ⓘ history of canals ⓘ travelogue ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Prunella Scales
NERFINISHED
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Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting canal travel by an elderly couple
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personal reflections by Timothy West and Prunella Scales ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | British television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter |
Prunella Scales
NERFINISHED
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Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Spun Gold TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Prunella Scales
NERFINISHED
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Timothy West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Canal Journeys Description of subject: Great Canal Journeys is a British television documentary series in which actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel and explore canals and waterways around the world.
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