Tony Robinson's World War II
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Tony Robinson's World War II is a British documentary series in which actor and historian Tony Robinson explores key events and personal stories from the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tony Robinson's World War II canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tony Robinson's World War II Context triple: [Tony Robinson, presented, Tony Robinson's World War II]
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Tony Robinson's World War I
Tony Robinson's World War I is a British documentary series in which actor and historian Tony Robinson explores the experiences, battles, and social impact of the First World War.
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B.
Forgotten Army
The Forgotten Army was the British Empire’s Fourteenth Army that fought largely overlooked but crucial campaigns against Japanese forces in Burma during World War II.
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The World at War 1914–1945
The World at War 1914–1945 is a historical study by Jeremy Black that analyzes the global military, political, and social dimensions of the two World Wars as a single, interconnected era of conflict.
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D.
Rats of Tobruk
The Rats of Tobruk were the Allied soldiers, largely Australian, who defiantly held the Libyan port of Tobruk against Axis forces during a prolonged World War II siege.
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E.
British home front during World War II
The British home front during World War II encompasses the civilian experience in Britain, including mobilization, rationing, air raids, and social change, as the population supported the war effort from within the country.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Robinson's World War II Target entity description: Tony Robinson's World War II is a British documentary series in which actor and historian Tony Robinson explores key events and personal stories from the Second World War.
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A.
Tony Robinson's World War I
Tony Robinson's World War I is a British documentary series in which actor and historian Tony Robinson explores the experiences, battles, and social impact of the First World War.
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B.
Forgotten Army
The Forgotten Army was the British Empire’s Fourteenth Army that fought largely overlooked but crucial campaigns against Japanese forces in Burma during World War II.
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C.
The World at War 1914–1945
The World at War 1914–1945 is a historical study by Jeremy Black that analyzes the global military, political, and social dimensions of the two World Wars as a single, interconnected era of conflict.
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D.
Rats of Tobruk
The Rats of Tobruk were the Allied soldiers, largely Australian, who defiantly held the Libyan port of Tobruk against Axis forces during a prolonged World War II siege.
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E.
British home front during World War II
The British home front during World War II encompasses the civilian experience in Britain, including mobilization, rationing, air raids, and social change, as the population supported the war effort from within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television documentary series ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain key events of World War II to a general audience ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events of the Second World War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
civilian experiences during World War II
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military history of World War II ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
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first-hand testimonies ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ |
| featuresActor | Tony Robinson ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
key events of World War II
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personal stories from World War II ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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history documentary ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Tony Robinson ⓘ |
| hasSetting | various World War II locations ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Tony Robinson's World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrator | Tony Robinson ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 ⓘ |
| presenter | Tony Robinson ⓘ |
| productionCompany | British production company (unspecified) ⓘ |
| subject | World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Tony Robinson's World War II Description of subject: Tony Robinson's World War II is a British documentary series in which actor and historian Tony Robinson explores key events and personal stories from the Second World War.
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