On the Hour
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On the Hour is a British satirical radio news programme that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal and darkly comic sketches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the Hour canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030817 — 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: On the Hour Context triple: [Chris Morris, notableWork, On the Hour]
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A.
At the Noon Hour
"At the Noon Hour" is a figurative painting by American artist Isabel Bishop, known for its realistic depiction of everyday urban life and working women in mid-20th-century New York City.
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B.
Seven O’Clock
Seven O’Clock is a track by Pearl Jam featured on their 2020 studio album "Gigaton."
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C.
Words for the Hour
Words for the Hour is a 19th-century poetry collection by American writer and social reformer Julia Ward Howe, reflecting her literary and political concerns of the era.
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D.
Every Hour
"Every Hour" is a gospel-infused opening track by Kanye West featuring the Sunday Service Choir from his 2019 album *Jesus Is King*.
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E.
Sixth Hour
Sixth Hour is a specific canonical hour in Christian liturgical tradition, typically observed around midday as part of the cycle of daily prayers.
- 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: On the Hour Target entity description: On the Hour is a British satirical radio news programme that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal and darkly comic sketches.
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A.
At the Noon Hour
"At the Noon Hour" is a figurative painting by American artist Isabel Bishop, known for its realistic depiction of everyday urban life and working women in mid-20th-century New York City.
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B.
Seven O’Clock
Seven O’Clock is a track by Pearl Jam featured on their 2020 studio album "Gigaton."
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C.
Words for the Hour
Words for the Hour is a 19th-century poetry collection by American writer and social reformer Julia Ward Howe, reflecting her literary and political concerns of the era.
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D.
Every Hour
"Every Hour" is a gospel-infused opening track by Kanye West featuring the Sunday Service Choir from his 2019 album *Jesus Is King*.
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E.
Sixth Hour
Sixth Hour is a specific canonical hour in Christian liturgical tradition, typically observed around midday as part of the cycle of daily prayers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British radio programme
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radio comedy ⓘ satirical radio programme ⓘ |
| basedOn | format later adapted for television as The Day Today ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | radio ⓘ |
| characterIntroduced | Alan Partridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Armando Iannucci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1992 ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Day Today NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | radio news parody ⓘ |
| genre |
news parody
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radio comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dark comedy
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fake interviews ⓘ mock current affairs reports ⓘ spoof news bulletins ⓘ surreal sketches ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
current affairs
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journalism ⓘ news media ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| influenced | The Day Today NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor | innovative satirical treatment of news broadcasting ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | current affairs broadcasting ⓘ |
| producer | BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOff | The Day Today NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Chris Morris
NERFINISHED
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David Schneider NERFINISHED ⓘ Doon Mackichan NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Marber NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebecca Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Coogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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surreal ⓘ |
| writer |
Armando Iannucci
NERFINISHED
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Chris Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ David Quantick NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Herring NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On the Hour Description of subject: On the Hour is a British satirical radio news programme that parodies current affairs broadcasting with surreal and darkly comic sketches.
Referenced by (3)
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