This Week (BBC TV programme)
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This Week is a British late-night political discussion programme on BBC television, known for its informal tone and analysis of current affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Week | 1 |
| This Week (BBC TV programme) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2252219 — 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: This Week (BBC TV programme) Context triple: [Michael Portillo, notableWork, This Week (BBC TV programme)]
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A.
This Week
This Week is a long-running American Sunday morning news and political affairs television program known for interviews with key policymakers and analysis of current events.
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B.
The World Tonight
"The World Tonight" is a rock song by Paul McCartney, released in 1997 as one of the singles from his album Flaming Pie.
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C.
This Week Americans
"This Week Americans" is a lesser-known work by renowned American composer Richard Rodgers, likely created for a mid-20th-century stage, radio, or television format reflecting contemporary American life.
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D.
BBC News at Ten
BBC News at Ten is the BBC’s flagship late-evening television news bulletin, providing national and international news coverage on weekdays.
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E.
BBC News at Six
BBC News at Six is a flagship early evening television news bulletin on BBC One, providing national and international news coverage to UK audiences.
- 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: This Week (BBC TV programme) Target entity description: This Week is a British late-night political discussion programme on BBC television, known for its informal tone and analysis of current affairs.
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A.
This Week
This Week is a long-running American Sunday morning news and political affairs television program known for interviews with key policymakers and analysis of current events.
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B.
The World Tonight
"The World Tonight" is a rock song by Paul McCartney, released in 1997 as one of the singles from his album Flaming Pie.
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C.
This Week Americans
"This Week Americans" is a lesser-known work by renowned American composer Richard Rodgers, likely created for a mid-20th-century stage, radio, or television format reflecting contemporary American life.
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D.
BBC News at Ten
BBC News at Ten is the BBC’s flagship late-evening television news bulletin, providing national and international news coverage on weekdays.
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E.
BBC News at Six
BBC News at Six is a flagship early evening television news bulletin on BBC One, providing national and international news coverage to UK audiences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television programme
ⓘ
current affairs television programme ⓘ political television programme ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
BBC television services
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC television
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focusesOn | analysis of weekly political events ⓘ |
| format | late-night talk show ⓘ |
| genre |
current affairs
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political discussion ⓘ |
| hasCameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | instrumental music ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation | multi-party discussion ⓘ |
| hasProductionLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| hasSegment |
opening monologue by Andrew Neil
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pre-recorded sketches ⓘ studio discussion with guests ⓘ |
| hasSetting | television studio ⓘ |
| includes |
interviews with commentators
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interviews with politicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humorous analysis of politics
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in-depth discussion of current affairs ⓘ informal tone ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | BBC One ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC One
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BBC Two ⓘ |
| presenter | Andrew Neil ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| regularContributor |
Alan Johnson
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Diane Abbott ⓘ Janet Street-Porter ⓘ Ken Livingstone ⓘ Liz Kendall ⓘ Michael Portillo ⓘ Miranda Green ⓘ |
| subject |
British politics
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United Kingdom current affairs ⓘ |
| targetAudience | viewers interested in politics ⓘ |
| tone |
conversational
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informal ⓘ |
| typicallyAired | late night ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Week (BBC TV programme) Description of subject: This Week is a British late-night political discussion programme on BBC television, known for its informal tone and analysis of current affairs.
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this entity surface form:
This Week