trials of the Doctor
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The trials of the Doctor are a series of major judicial proceedings in Doctor Who in which the Time Lords put the Doctor on trial, often forcing him to justify his actions and morality across time and space.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Time Lords prosecute the Doctor for his interference in time. | 1 |
| trials of the Doctor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3377372 — 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: trials of the Doctor Context triple: [Citadel of the Time Lords, settingFor, trials of the Doctor]
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A.
Companions of the Doctor
The Companions of the Doctor are the Doctor’s often-human allies in the long-running British sci-fi series "Doctor Who," who travel with the Time Lord, aiding in adventures across time and space while providing emotional grounding and perspective.
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B.
The Doctor Came at Dawn
The Doctor Came at Dawn is a stark, minimalist 1996 indie folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, known for its dark, introspective songwriting and lo-fi production.
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C.
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils is a 1985 British horror film, produced by Thom Mount, that dramatizes grave-robbing and murder committed to supply cadavers for medical research in 19th-century Britain.
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D.
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques medical ethics and the social values surrounding healthcare and artistic genius.
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E.
the War Doctor
The War Doctor is a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who universe, portrayed by John Hurt as a battle-hardened Time Lord who fought in the Last Great Time War.
- 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: trials of the Doctor Target entity description: The trials of the Doctor are a series of major judicial proceedings in Doctor Who in which the Time Lords put the Doctor on trial, often forcing him to justify his actions and morality across time and space.
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A.
Companions of the Doctor
The Companions of the Doctor are the Doctor’s often-human allies in the long-running British sci-fi series "Doctor Who," who travel with the Time Lord, aiding in adventures across time and space while providing emotional grounding and perspective.
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B.
The Doctor Came at Dawn
The Doctor Came at Dawn is a stark, minimalist 1996 indie folk album by Bill Callahan’s project Smog, known for its dark, introspective songwriting and lo-fi production.
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C.
The Doctor and the Devils
The Doctor and the Devils is a 1985 British horror film, produced by Thom Mount, that dramatizes grave-robbing and murder committed to supply cadavers for medical research in 19th-century Britain.
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D.
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques medical ethics and the social values surrounding healthcare and artistic genius.
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E.
the War Doctor
The War Doctor is a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who universe, portrayed by John Hurt as a battle-hardened Time Lord who fought in the Last Great Time War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative theme
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recurring plot device ⓘ story arc type ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
classic Doctor Who
ⓘ
modern Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Eighth Doctor
ⓘ
The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Eleventh Doctor
Fifteenth Doctor ⓘ Fifth Doctor ⓘ The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
First Doctor
Fourteenth Doctor ⓘ Fourth Doctor ⓘ Ninth Doctor ⓘ Second Doctor ⓘ Seventh Doctor ⓘ Sixth Doctor ⓘ Tenth Doctor ⓘ Third Doctor ⓘ Twelfth Doctor to Thirteenth Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Doctor
The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Doctor
the War Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
War Doctor
|
| associatedWith |
Gallifrey
ⓘ
Time Lord justice system ⓘ |
| firstMajorDepiction | The War Games ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sixth Doctor trial
ⓘ
The Deadly Assassin ⓘ The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ The Ultimate Foe ⓘ The War Games ⓘ The War Games ⓘ
surface form:
The War Games trial
trial in Hell Bent ⓘ trial in The Day of the Doctor (Gallifrey war crimes context) ⓘ trial in The Deadly Assassin ⓘ trial in The Magician's Apprentice / The Witch's Familiar (moral reckoning) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Time Lord law
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authority versus individual conscience ⓘ intervention in history ⓘ judicial proceedings ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ responsibility for consequences ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to examine the Doctor's morality
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to force the Doctor to justify his actions ⓘ to provide retrospective on past adventures ⓘ to question the legitimacy of Time Lord authority ⓘ |
| notableDepiction | The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| typicalAccuser |
High Council of the Time Lords
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Inquisitor ⓘ Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
Valeyard ⓘ |
| typicalCharge |
endangering the Web of Time
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genocide or mass destruction (context-dependent) ⓘ meddling in the affairs of other worlds ⓘ violation of Time Lord non-interference laws ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Trial of a Time Lord
this entity surface form:
The Time Lords prosecute the Doctor for his interference in time.