Shooting the Past
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Shooting the Past is a British television drama by Stephen Poliakoff that centers on a vast photographic archive threatened by redevelopment and the lives and histories it reveals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shooting the Past canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8976456 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shooting the Past Context triple: [Stephen Poliakoff, notableWork, Shooting the Past]
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A.
Gimme Back My Bullets
Gimme Back My Bullets is a 1976 Southern rock studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd known for its hard-edged sound and marking the band's last record before the addition of the famed "Three Guitar Army" lineup.
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B.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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C.
The Shooting
The Shooting is a 1966 existential Western film directed by Monte Hellman, noted for its minimalist style, ambiguous narrative, and cult status among cinephiles.
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D.
16 Shots
"16 Shots" is a politically charged protest song by rapper Vic Mensa that condemns police brutality and specifically addresses the 2014 police shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago.
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E.
Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" is a rootsy, country-rock song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin, that tells a gritty outlaw narrative.
- 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: Shooting the Past Target entity description: Shooting the Past is a British television drama by Stephen Poliakoff that centers on a vast photographic archive threatened by redevelopment and the lives and histories it reveals.
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A.
Gimme Back My Bullets
Gimme Back My Bullets is a 1976 Southern rock studio album by Lynyrd Skynyrd known for its hard-edged sound and marking the band's last record before the addition of the famed "Three Guitar Army" lineup.
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B.
The Past is Ours
"The Past is Ours" is the motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization's focus on preserving and promoting a particular memory of the Confederate past.
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C.
The Shooting
The Shooting is a 1966 existential Western film directed by Monte Hellman, noted for its minimalist style, ambiguous narrative, and cult status among cinephiles.
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D.
16 Shots
"16 Shots" is a politically charged protest song by rapper Vic Mensa that condemns police brutality and specifically addresses the 2014 police shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago.
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E.
Ballad of a Well-Known Gun
"Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" is a rootsy, country-rock song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin, that tells a gritty outlaw narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television drama ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial drama ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
| director | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
| distributor | BBC ⓘ |
| format | miniseries ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Christopher Anderson
ⓘ
Liam ⓘ Marilyn Truman ⓘ Mr. Gilbert ⓘ Oswald Bates ⓘ Veronica Phipps ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Episode 1
ⓘ
Episode 2 ⓘ Episode 3 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
history
ⓘ
memory ⓘ photographic archive ⓘ urban redevelopment ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of hidden histories through an image archive
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extensive use of still photographs in storytelling ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Two ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A vast photographic archive is threatened by redevelopment, revealing the intertwined lives and histories captured in its images. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| stars |
Bill Paterson
ⓘ
Liam Cunningham ⓘ Lindsay Duncan ⓘ Ruth Sheen ⓘ Timothy Spall ⓘ |
| theme |
impact of the past on the present
ⓘ
power of photography ⓘ preservation of cultural heritage ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Poliakoff ⓘ |
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Subject: Shooting the Past Description of subject: Shooting the Past is a British television drama by Stephen Poliakoff that centers on a vast photographic archive threatened by redevelopment and the lives and histories it reveals.
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