Expedition with Steve Backshall
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British documentary television series
adventure documentary television series
nature documentary television series
Expedition with Steve Backshall is a British documentary television series in which naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall undertakes challenging expeditions to remote and often unexplored wilderness regions around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Expedition with Steve Backshall canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8452718 — 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: Expedition with Steve Backshall Context triple: [Steve Backshall, notableWork, Expedition with Steve Backshall]
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A.
The Natural World (BBC series)
The Natural World is a long-running BBC nature documentary series that showcases wildlife and natural phenomena from around the globe through in-depth, visually rich storytelling.
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B.
Expedition Unknown
Expedition Unknown is a reality television series in which host Josh Gates travels the world investigating legendary mysteries, lost treasures, and unexplained phenomena.
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C.
Five Deeps Expedition
The Five Deeps Expedition was a pioneering deep-sea exploration project that achieved manned descents to the deepest point in each of the world's five oceans.
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D.
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience is a large-scale arena show featuring life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and theatrical storytelling, based on the BBC documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs.
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E.
David Attenborough’s Life series
David Attenborough’s Life series is a landmark collection of BBC natural history documentaries, presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, that explores the diversity, evolution, and ecology of life on Earth.
- 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: Expedition with Steve Backshall Target entity description: Expedition with Steve Backshall is a British documentary television series in which naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall undertakes challenging expeditions to remote and often unexplored wilderness regions around the world.
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A.
The Natural World (BBC series)
The Natural World is a long-running BBC nature documentary series that showcases wildlife and natural phenomena from around the globe through in-depth, visually rich storytelling.
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B.
Expedition Unknown
Expedition Unknown is a reality television series in which host Josh Gates travels the world investigating legendary mysteries, lost treasures, and unexplained phenomena.
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C.
Five Deeps Expedition
The Five Deeps Expedition was a pioneering deep-sea exploration project that achieved manned descents to the deepest point in each of the world's five oceans.
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D.
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience
Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience is a large-scale arena show featuring life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and theatrical storytelling, based on the BBC documentary series Walking with Dinosaurs.
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E.
David Attenborough’s Life series
David Attenborough’s Life series is a landmark collection of BBC natural history documentaries, presented and narrated by Sir David Attenborough, that explores the diversity, evolution, and ecology of life on Earth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British documentary television series
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adventure documentary television series ⓘ nature documentary television series ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
Highlight biodiversity
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Raise awareness of conservation ⓘ Showcase unexplored regions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| features |
Caving
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Challenging expeditions ⓘ Climbing ⓘ Jungle trekking ⓘ Kayaking ⓘ Mountaineering ⓘ Often unexplored regions ⓘ Remote locations ⓘ River descents ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Explorers
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Local guides ⓘ Scientists ⓘ |
| genre |
Adventure
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Documentary ⓘ Nature ⓘ |
| hasCastMember | Steve Backshall ⓘ |
| hasFormat | Television series ⓘ |
| hasPart | Individual expedition episodes ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Conservation
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Exploration of remote wilderness regions ⓘ Wildlife ⓘ |
| medium | Television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Real-life expeditions rather than scripted drama ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Environmental issues
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Human–wildlife interaction ⓘ Risk management in extreme environments ⓘ Scientific exploration ⓘ |
| presenter | Steve Backshall ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Various countries around the world ⓘ |
| setting |
Caves
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Mountains ⓘ Oceans ⓘ Rainforests ⓘ Remote wilderness areas ⓘ Rivers ⓘ |
| starring | Steve Backshall ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Adventure travel enthusiasts
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General audience ⓘ Nature enthusiasts ⓘ |
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Subject: Expedition with Steve Backshall Description of subject: Expedition with Steve Backshall is a British documentary television series in which naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall undertakes challenging expeditions to remote and often unexplored wilderness regions around the world.
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