The Mind Robber
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The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Mind Robber canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3659983 — 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 Mind Robber Context triple: [The Invasion, chronologyFollows, The Mind Robber]
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A.
The Maw
The Maw is a perilous endgame zone in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, serving as the inescapable prison of the most wicked souls and the domain of the Jailer.
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B.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
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C.
Hothouse
Hothouse is an American television drama series from the late 1980s in which Michael Learned starred as a psychiatrist working in a psychiatric hospital.
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D.
The Monolith
The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
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E.
The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
- 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 Mind Robber Target entity description: The Mind Robber is a surreal and experimental 1968 Doctor Who serial in which the Second Doctor and his companions become trapped in a bizarre, fictional universe where imagination shapes reality.
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A.
The Maw
The Maw is a perilous endgame zone in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, serving as the inescapable prison of the most wicked souls and the domain of the Jailer.
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B.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
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C.
Hothouse
Hothouse is an American television drama series from the late 1980s in which Michael Learned starred as a psychiatrist working in a psychiatric hospital.
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D.
The Monolith
The Monolith is a towering granite sculpture in Oslo’s Vigeland installation, depicting a writhing column of intertwined human figures symbolizing the cycle of life.
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E.
The Moon of Gomrath
The Moon of Gomrath is a classic British fantasy novel by Alan Garner that continues the mythic adventures begun in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, blending English folklore with modern children’s fantasy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doctor Who serial
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science fiction television serial ⓘ surrealist television work ⓘ television story ⓘ |
| broadcastEndDate | 1968-10-12 ⓘ |
| broadcastStartDate | 1968-09-14 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coWriter | Derrick Sherwin ⓘ |
| criticalReception | often cited as one of the most imaginative classic Doctor Who stories ⓘ |
| director | David Maloney ⓘ |
| era | Second Doctor era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | The Master of the Land of Fiction ⓘ |
| featuresCompanion |
Jamie McCrimmon
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Zoe Heriot ⓘ |
| featuresDoctor | Second Doctor ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
imagination as a literal force
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meta-fictional narrative ⓘ non-linear and dreamlike structure ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Invasion ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy
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science fiction ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breaking the fourth wall elements
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surreal and experimental narrative style ⓘ use of literary and mythological characters ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 5 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| partOf |
Doctor Who
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Season 6 of Doctor Who ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe become trapped in a realm where fictional characters and imagination shape reality. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Dominators ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Bryant ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| scriptEditor | Derrick Sherwin ⓘ |
| setting | Land of Fiction ⓘ |
| starsActor |
Frazer Hines
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Patrick Troughton ⓘ Wendy Padbury ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Ling ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstBroadcast | 1968 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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