The Invasion of Time
E409533
The Invasion of Time is a 1978 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor returning to Gallifrey and seizing control of the Time Lords’ Citadel amid a complex alien invasion plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Invasion of Time canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029191 — 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: The Invasion of Time Context triple: [The Citadel, appearsInEpisode, The Invasion of Time]
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A.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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B.
Voyage in Time
Voyage in Time is a 1983 documentary film that follows director Andrei Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra as they travel through Italy discussing cinema, art, and Tarkovsky’s creative philosophy.
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C.
The Time Meddler
The Time Meddler is a 1965 Doctor Who serial that introduced the recurring villain known as the Meddling Monk, one of the earliest renegade Time Lords encountered by the Doctor.
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D.
Nick of Time
"Nick of Time" is a classic episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a superstitious man becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling machine in a small-town diner.
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E.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
- 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: The Invasion of Time Target entity description: The Invasion of Time is a 1978 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor returning to Gallifrey and seizing control of the Time Lords’ Citadel amid a complex alien invasion plot.
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A.
The Time Warrior
"The Time Warrior" is a classic 1973–74 Doctor Who serial that introduced Elisabeth Sladen as companion Sarah Jane Smith and featured the Sontarans as a new alien race.
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B.
Voyage in Time
Voyage in Time is a 1983 documentary film that follows director Andrei Tarkovsky and screenwriter Tonino Guerra as they travel through Italy discussing cinema, art, and Tarkovsky’s creative philosophy.
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C.
The Time Meddler
The Time Meddler is a 1965 Doctor Who serial that introduced the recurring villain known as the Meddling Monk, one of the earliest renegade Time Lords encountered by the Doctor.
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D.
Nick of Time
"Nick of Time" is a classic episode of the original The Twilight Zone series in which a superstitious man becomes obsessed with a fortune-telling machine in a small-town diner.
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E.
Laws of Time
The Laws of Time are the strict temporal regulations in the Doctor Who universe that govern how Time Lords may interact with and alter history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who serial
ⓘ
science fiction television serial ⓘ television story ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC One ⓘ |
| companionDeparture | Leela remains on Gallifrey with Andred ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directedBy | Gerald Blake ⓘ |
| featuresAntagonist |
Sontarans
ⓘ
Vardans ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Andred
ⓘ
Chancellor Goth ⓘ Chancellor Borusa ⓘ
surface form:
Lord President Borusa
Rodan ⓘ |
| featuresCompanion |
K9 Mark I
ⓘ
Leela ⓘ |
| featuresDoctor | Fourth Doctor ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Citadel of the Time Lords
ⓘ
Panopticon ⓘ TARDIS ancillary rooms ⓘ TARDIS corridors ⓘ TARDIS ⓘ
surface form:
TARDIS interior
TARDIS swimming pool ⓘ |
| featuresRace |
Time Lord
ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
|
| franchisePosition | final story of Season 15 of Doctor Who ⓘ |
| homeMedia |
released on DVD
ⓘ
released on VHS ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Leela’s departure from the series
ⓘ
first major on-screen exploration of the TARDIS interior beyond the console room ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateEnd | 1978-03-11 ⓘ |
| originalAirDateStart | 1978-02-04 ⓘ |
| originalAirYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Doctor appears to betray his companions and the Time Lords
ⓘ
Sontarans launch a secondary invasion of Gallifrey ⓘ Vardans invade Gallifrey via a mental projection link with the Doctor ⓘ extensive exploration of the TARDIS interior ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Fourth Doctor returns to Gallifrey and claims the Presidency of the Time Lords as part of a plan to counter an alien invasion. ⓘ |
| producedBy | Graham Williams ⓘ |
| scriptEditedBy | Anthony Read ⓘ |
| season | 15 ⓘ |
| setOn | Gallifrey ⓘ |
| stars |
John Leeson
ⓘ
Louise Jameson ⓘ Tom Baker ⓘ |
| writerCredit | David Agnew ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Anthony Read
ⓘ
Graham Williams ⓘ |
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Subject: The Invasion of Time Description of subject: The Invasion of Time is a 1978 Doctor Who serial featuring the Fourth Doctor returning to Gallifrey and seizing control of the Time Lords’ Citadel amid a complex alien invasion plot.
Referenced by (9)
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