1986 14-episode serial Trial of a Time Lord
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The 1986 14-episode serial "The Trial of a Time Lord" is a season-long Doctor Who storyline in which the Sixth Doctor is put on trial by the Time Lords, framing all the year's episodes as evidence in his defense and prosecution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1986 14-episode serial Trial of a Time Lord canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1986 14-episode serial Trial of a Time Lord Context triple: [John Nathan-Turner, introducedFormatChange, 1986 14-episode serial Trial of a Time Lord]
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A.
trials of the Doctor
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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B.
Doctor Who serial "Spearhead from Space"
"Spearhead from Space" is a classic 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and marked the show's first use of colour and all-film production.
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C.
Doctor Who television serial
The Rani is a recurring villain in the Doctor Who television series, portrayed as a brilliant but ruthless Time Lord scientist and adversary of the Doctor.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Daemons"
"The Daemons" is a highly regarded 1971 five-part serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor confronting occult forces in an English village that turn out to have an alien origin.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1986 14-episode serial Trial of a Time Lord Target entity description: The 1986 14-episode serial "The Trial of a Time Lord" is a season-long Doctor Who storyline in which the Sixth Doctor is put on trial by the Time Lords, framing all the year's episodes as evidence in his defense and prosecution.
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A.
trials of the Doctor
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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B.
Doctor Who serial "Spearhead from Space"
"Spearhead from Space" is a classic 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and marked the show's first use of colour and all-film production.
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C.
Doctor Who television serial
The Rani is a recurring villain in the Doctor Who television series, portrayed as a brilliant but ruthless Time Lord scientist and adversary of the Doctor.
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D.
Doctor Who serial "The Daemons"
"The Daemons" is a highly regarded 1971 five-part serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, featuring the Third Doctor confronting occult forces in an English village that turn out to have an alien origin.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who serial
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season-long storyline ⓘ television story arc ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Doctor Who Season 23 ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | weekly serial ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
trials of the Doctor
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surface form:
The Time Lords prosecute the Doctor for his interference in time.
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| chronologyPosition |
Doctor Who Season 23
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surface form:
Season 23 of classic Doctor Who
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| evidenceStructure | Individual stories are presented as evidence for and against the Doctor. ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Colin Baker ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Sixth Doctor
NERFINISHED
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Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
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| featuresCompanion |
Mel Bush
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Peri Brown ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Time Lord
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surface form:
Time Lords
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| format | serialised television drama ⓘ |
| franchise | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
ⓘ
time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mindwarp
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Terror of the Vervoids ⓘ The Mysterious Planet ⓘ The Ultimate Foe ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption within the Time Lords
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justice ⓘ morality of intervention ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSetting | Gallifrey ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | trial ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 14 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
The Trial of a Time Lord
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surface form:
The Sixth Doctor is put on trial by the Time Lords, with his adventures used as evidence for the prosecution and the defense.
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| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | All episodes of the season form a single overarching trial narrative. ⓘ |
| startTime | 1986 ⓘ |
| title | The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ |
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