Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet
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Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet is a British television special in which illusionist Derren Brown orchestrates an elaborate scenario to transform an ordinary man into someone who believes he can safely land a passenger plane in an emergency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030621 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet Context triple: [Derren Brown, notableWork, Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet]
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A.
The Ghost of Flight 401
The Ghost of Flight 401 is a 1978 made-for-television supernatural drama film based on the alleged hauntings following the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401.
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B.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is a famous horror story (and classic Twilight Zone episode) about a terrified airplane passenger who believes he sees a creature sabotaging the wing mid-flight.
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C.
The Black Box
The Black Box is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a decades-old murder case first encountered during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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D.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a magic competition television show where magicians perform tricks in an attempt to stump the legendary duo Penn & Teller.
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E.
The Magic Show
The Magic Show is a 1974 Broadway musical that blends stage magic with a pop-infused score, helping launch composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz’s early career success.
- 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: Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet Target entity description: Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet is a British television special in which illusionist Derren Brown orchestrates an elaborate scenario to transform an ordinary man into someone who believes he can safely land a passenger plane in an emergency.
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A.
The Ghost of Flight 401
The Ghost of Flight 401 is a 1978 made-for-television supernatural drama film based on the alleged hauntings following the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401.
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B.
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet" is a famous horror story (and classic Twilight Zone episode) about a terrified airplane passenger who believes he sees a creature sabotaging the wing mid-flight.
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C.
The Black Box
The Black Box is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch as he reopens a decades-old murder case first encountered during the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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D.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a magic competition television show where magicians perform tricks in an attempt to stump the legendary duo Penn & Teller.
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E.
The Magic Show
The Magic Show is a 1974 Broadway musical that blends stage magic with a pop-infused score, helping launch composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz’s early career success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television programme
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television special ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate how belief and confidence can be engineered
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turn an ordinary person into a perceived hero in a crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hero at 30,000 Feet ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | television ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
attempt to land a passenger aircraft in a simulator scenario
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simulated in-flight emergency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | emergency aircraft landing scenario ⓘ |
| features |
actors playing passengers and crew
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hidden cameras ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Matt Galley ⓘ |
| format | one-off special ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological illusion
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reality television ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
air traffic control environment
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commercial passenger airplane ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
heroism
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overcoming fear ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ suggestion and hypnosis ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | an ordinary man selected by Derren Brown ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Derren Brown television specials
ⓘ
linked to:
Derren Brown: The Experiments
|
| plotSummary | Derren Brown secretly engineers events in an ordinary man’s life to build his confidence so he believes he can land a passenger plane in an emergency. ⓘ |
| presenter | Derren Brown ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Derren Brown: Apocalypse
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Derren Brown: The Experiments ⓘ Derren Brown: The Heist ⓘ |
| starring | Derren Brown ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers interested in psychological entertainment ⓘ |
| theme |
courage under pressure
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ethics of psychological experiments ⓘ manipulation of perception ⓘ self-belief ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
covert psychological conditioning
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hypnosis ⓘ staged scenarios ⓘ suggestion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet Description of subject: Derren Brown: Hero at 30,000 Feet is a British television special in which illusionist Derren Brown orchestrates an elaborate scenario to transform an ordinary man into someone who believes he can safely land a passenger plane in an emergency.
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