Doctor Who serial "Earthshock"
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"Earthshock" is a highly regarded 1982 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fifth Doctor, notable for the surprise return of the Cybermen and the shocking death of companion Adric.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doctor Who serial "Earthshock" canonical | 1 |
| Doctor Who serial Earthshock | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15507992 — 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: Doctor Who serial "Earthshock" Context triple: [Peter Grimwade, notableWork, Doctor Who serial "Earthshock"]
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A.
Doctor Who serial "The Invasion"
"The Invasion" is a classic eight-part 1968 Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor, notable for its modern-day Earth setting, Cybermen invasion plot, and introduction of the military organization UNIT.
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B.
Doctor Who serial "Colony in Space"
"Colony in Space" is a 1971 serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor in a story about human colonists, a mining corporation, and the Master on a distant planet.
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C.
Doctor Who serial "Terror of the Autons"
"Terror of the Autons" is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Master and is noted for its sinister use of everyday plastic objects as deadly Autons.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Mind of Evil"
"The Mind of Evil" is a 1971 six-part serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor facing a deadly mind-altering machine and the return of the Master.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "The Claws of Axos"
"The Claws of Axos" is a 1971 Third Doctor "Doctor Who" serial featuring the alien Axons' attempt to exploit Earth under the guise of offering a miraculous energy source.
- 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: Doctor Who serial "Earthshock" Target entity description: "Earthshock" is a highly regarded 1982 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fifth Doctor, notable for the surprise return of the Cybermen and the shocking death of companion Adric.
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A.
Doctor Who serial "The Invasion"
"The Invasion" is a classic eight-part 1968 Doctor Who serial featuring the Second Doctor, notable for its modern-day Earth setting, Cybermen invasion plot, and introduction of the military organization UNIT.
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B.
Doctor Who serial "Colony in Space"
"Colony in Space" is a 1971 serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor in a story about human colonists, a mining corporation, and the Master on a distant planet.
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C.
Doctor Who serial "Terror of the Autons"
"Terror of the Autons" is a 1971 Doctor Who serial featuring the Third Doctor that introduced the Master and is noted for its sinister use of everyday plastic objects as deadly Autons.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Mind of Evil"
"The Mind of Evil" is a 1971 six-part serial from the classic British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor facing a deadly mind-altering machine and the return of the Master.
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E.
Doctor Who serial "The Claws of Axos"
"The Claws of Axos" is a 1971 Third Doctor "Doctor Who" serial featuring the alien Axons' attempt to exploit Earth under the guise of offering a miraculous energy source.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Doctor Who serial "Earthshock"