Going to Sea in a Sieve
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Going to Sea in a Sieve is the first volume of British broadcaster and writer Danny Baker’s memoirs, recounting his working-class South London childhood and early media career with humor and vivid storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
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| Going to Sea in a Sieve canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Going to Sea in a Sieve Context triple: [Danny Baker, notableWork, Going to Sea in a Sieve]
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A.
Fishermen at Sea
Fishermen at Sea is an early Romantic-era oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts small fishing boats battling the moonlit waves of a turbulent sea.
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B.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
- 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: Going to Sea in a Sieve Target entity description: Going to Sea in a Sieve is the first volume of British broadcaster and writer Danny Baker’s memoirs, recounting his working-class South London childhood and early media career with humor and vivid storytelling.
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A.
Fishermen at Sea
Fishermen at Sea is an early Romantic-era oil painting by J. M. W. Turner that dramatically depicts small fishing boats battling the moonlit waves of a turbulent sea.
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B.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
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C.
To the Sea
To the Sea is a mellow, introspective 2010 studio album by Hawaiian singer-songwriter Jack Johnson that blends acoustic surf rock with themes of family, memory, and the ocean.
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D.
At Sea
"At Sea" is a section or component of Ernest Hemingway's posthumously published novel "Islands in the Stream," focusing on the protagonist's experiences during World War II naval patrols.
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E.
We Saw the Sea
"We Saw the Sea" is a jaunty Irving Berlin musical number performed by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1936 RKO film "Follow the Fleet."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Danny Baker ⓘ |
| basedOn | Danny Baker's real life experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
ⓘ
humour writing ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Going Off Alarming
ⓘ
Going on the Turn ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Danny Baker ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Danny Baker's childhood
ⓘ
Danny Baker's early media career ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic autobiographical detail
ⓘ
vivid storytelling ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Danny Baker memoir trilogy ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first volume ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Weidenfeld & Nicolson ⓘ |
| settingLocation | South London ⓘ |
| subject |
British popular culture
ⓘ
broadcasting industry ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | reference to Edward Lear's poem "The Jumblies" ⓘ |
| tone |
anecdotal
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humorous ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Going to Sea in a Sieve Description of subject: Going to Sea in a Sieve is the first volume of British broadcaster and writer Danny Baker’s memoirs, recounting his working-class South London childhood and early media career with humor and vivid storytelling.
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