Spearhead from Space
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Spearhead from Space is a 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced the Third Doctor, marked the show's transition to color, and featured the debut of the Autons as iconic plastic-based villains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spearhead from Space canonical | 8 |
| "Spearhead from Space" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14238618 — 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: Spearhead from Space Context triple: [Autons, firstAppearance, Spearhead from Space]
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A.
Starcrash
Starcrash is a 1978 Italian space opera film, heavily inspired by Star Wars, known for its campy special effects, pulpy sci-fi adventure, and cult following.
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B.
Spearhead
Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, a famed American armored unit noted for its rapid, leading role in European campaigns during World War II.
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C.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
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D.
The Invaders
The Invaders is a 1960s American science fiction television series about a man who discovers a covert alien invasion of Earth and struggles to expose it.
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E.
The Ventures in Space
The Ventures in Space is a 1964 instrumental rock album by The Ventures that explores space-age and surf-inspired sounds using innovative guitar effects and studio techniques.
- 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: Spearhead from Space Target entity description: Spearhead from Space is a 1970 Doctor Who serial that introduced the Third Doctor, marked the show's transition to color, and featured the debut of the Autons as iconic plastic-based villains.
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A.
Starcrash
Starcrash is a 1978 Italian space opera film, heavily inspired by Star Wars, known for its campy special effects, pulpy sci-fi adventure, and cult following.
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B.
Spearhead
Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division, a famed American armored unit noted for its rapid, leading role in European campaigns during World War II.
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C.
The Invaders
"The Invaders" is a renowned, nearly dialogue-free episode of the original The Twilight Zone series, in which a solitary woman in a remote farmhouse is terrorized by tiny, mysterious invaders.
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D.
The Invaders
The Invaders is a 1960s American science fiction television series about a man who discovers a covert alien invasion of Earth and struggles to expose it.
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E.
The Ventures in Space
The Ventures in Space is a 1964 instrumental rock album by The Ventures that explores space-age and surf-inspired sounds using innovative guitar effects and studio techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Spearhead from Space
subject linked to:
Jon Pertwee – Third Doctor
subject linked to:
Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart