The Year That Never Was
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The Year That Never Was is an alternate dystopian timeline in Doctor Who created by the Master’s conquest of Earth, later erased from history when time is reset.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Year That Never Was canonical | 1 |
| the Year That Never Was | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14286851 — 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: The Year That Never Was Context triple: [The Doctor is imprisoned on the Valiant, relatedEvent, The Year That Never Was]
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A.
It Never Happened
"It Never Happened" is a song by indie rock band The National from their early album "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers."
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B.
Letter to the Past
"Letter to the Past" is a song by Brandi Carlile featured on her 2021 album In These Silent Days.
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C.
1972: The Book of Folly
1972: The Book of Folly is a poetry collection by American confessional poet Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and personal anguish.
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D.
A Year and a Day
A Year and a Day is a film featuring actor T. R. Knight in its cast.
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E.
The Last Night of the World
"The Last Night of the World" is a Ray Bradbury short story that quietly explores how an ordinary couple spends their final evening together after learning the world will end.
- 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: The Year That Never Was Target entity description: The Year That Never Was is an alternate dystopian timeline in Doctor Who created by the Master’s conquest of Earth, later erased from history when time is reset.
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A.
It Never Happened
"It Never Happened" is a song by indie rock band The National from their early album "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers."
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B.
Letter to the Past
"Letter to the Past" is a song by Brandi Carlile featured on her 2021 album In These Silent Days.
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C.
1972: The Book of Folly
1972: The Book of Folly is a poetry collection by American confessional poet Anne Sexton that explores themes of madness, mortality, and personal anguish.
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D.
A Year and a Day
A Year and a Day is a film featuring actor T. R. Knight in its cast.
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E.
The Last Night of the World
"The Last Night of the World" is a Ray Bradbury short story that quietly explores how an ordinary couple spends their final evening together after learning the world will end.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Year That Never Was