Week Ending
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Week Ending was a long-running BBC Radio 4 satirical sketch show that humorously reviewed the week's news and current affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Week Ending canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4028702 — 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: Week Ending Context triple: [The Now Show, hasRelatedWork, Week Ending]
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A.
The Week Of
The Week Of is a 2018 American comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock that follows the chaotic week leading up to their characters’ children’s wedding.
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B.
Weeks
Weeks is the English name for the Jewish festival of Shavuot, which marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
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C.
Weeks
Weeks is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the exclusionary rule, barring evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures from being used in federal prosecutions.
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D.
This Week
This Week is a long-running American Sunday morning news and political affairs television program known for interviews with key policymakers and analysis of current events.
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E.
May Week
May Week is the traditional end-of-year celebration period at the University of Cambridge, marked by parties, garden events, and formal balls.
- 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: Week Ending Target entity description: Week Ending was a long-running BBC Radio 4 satirical sketch show that humorously reviewed the week's news and current affairs.
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A.
The Week Of
The Week Of is a 2018 American comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock that follows the chaotic week leading up to their characters’ children’s wedding.
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B.
Weeks
Weeks is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the exclusionary rule, barring evidence obtained through unconstitutional searches and seizures from being used in federal prosecutions.
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C.
Weeks
Weeks is the English name for the Jewish festival of Shavuot, which marks the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
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D.
This Week
This Week is a long-running American Sunday morning news and political affairs television program known for interviews with key policymakers and analysis of current events.
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E.
May Week
May Week is the traditional end-of-year celebration period at the University of Cambridge, marked by parties, garden events, and formal balls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
radio programme
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satirical radio show ⓘ sketch show ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC Radio ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
British politics
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international news ⓘ |
| format |
comedy sketches
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topical news satire ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience | radio listeners ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
BBC Radio 4 programme
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British radio comedy ⓘ satirical radio programme ⓘ |
| hasSegmentType |
parodies
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sketches ⓘ spoof news items ⓘ |
| hasType |
radio sketch show
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topical comedy ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
entertainment
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political satire ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableFor |
launching careers of comedy writers
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long-running status on BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Radio Comedy ⓘ |
| reviewed |
current events
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week's news ⓘ |
| subject |
current affairs
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news ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audience ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Week Ending Description of subject: Week Ending was a long-running BBC Radio 4 satirical sketch show that humorously reviewed the week's news and current affairs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.